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- Title
Sparrows as Possible Heavy-Metal Biomonitors of Polluted Environments.
- Authors
Gragnaniello, S.; Fulgione, D.; Milone, M.; Soppelsa, O.; Cacace, P.; Ferrara, L.
- Abstract
In this article, two populations of Passer domesticus italiae, living in areas influenced by different levels of human activity, were studied. Liver and kidney were the organs chosen for assaying heavy-metal concentrations, since the highest concentrations of exobiotic substances are usually bioaccumulated in their tissues. Zinc and copper concentrations were always much higher than those of cadmium and lead. The former have a physiological role and are essential for the organisms, while the latter are not involved in any biological function.
- Subjects
PASSERIDAE; BIOACCUMULATION; ZINC; COPPER; CADMIUM; ENGLISH sparrow
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 2001, Vol 66, Issue 6, p719
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s001280068