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Nadal, J.; Valiela, I.; Ferrer, X.; Suárez, F.; De Juana, E.; Llimona, F.
We quantified bioaccumulation of lead, mercury, and cadmium in bones from 105 greater white-toothed shrews (Crocidura russula) collected at the Ebro Delta, a polluted area, and the Medas Islands, a control site. Lead and mercury levels... more
We quantified bioaccumulation of lead, mercury, and cadmium in bones from 105 greater white-toothed shrews (Crocidura russula) collected at the Ebro Delta, a polluted area, and the Medas Islands, a control site. Lead and mercury levels varied with site, age, and sex, although statistical significances depended on each factor. Globally, shrews from the polluted area exhibited significantly higher concentrations of
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Research Interests: Environmental Monitoring, Mining, Multidisciplinary, Heavy metals, Liver, and 21 moreCopper, Case Study, Female, Animals, Shrews, Heavy Metal, Male, Glutathione, Glutathione Peroxidase, Zinc, Nickel, Antioxidant enzyme, Heavy Metal Contamination, Industrial Waste, Red blood cell, Haematological Parameters, Glutathione Reductase, White Blood Cell, Reference Value, Soil Pollutants, and Mass Spectrometer(Copper, Case Study, Female, Animals, Shrews, Heavy Metal, Male, Glutathione, Glutathione Peroxidase, Zinc, Nickel, Antioxidant enzyme, Heavy Metal Contamination, Industrial Waste, Red blood cell, Haematological Parameters, Glutathione Reductase, White Blood Cell, Reference Value, Soil Pollutants, and Mass Spectrometer)
(Copper, Case Study, Female, Animals, Shrews, Heavy Metal, Male, Glutathione, Glutathione Peroxidase, Zinc, Nickel, Antioxidant enzyme, Heavy Metal Contamination, Industrial Waste, Red blood cell, Haematological Parameters, Glutathione Reductase, White Blood Cell, Reference Value, Soil Pollutants, and Mass Spectrometer)
Research Interests: Chiroptera, Multidisciplinary, Spain, Phylogeny, Animals, and 3 morePLoS one, Prevalence, and Ecosystem
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Research Interests: Genetics, Geography, Mining, Multidisciplinary, Portugal, and 19 moreHeavy metals, Magnesium, Kidney, Liver, Copper, Female, Animals, Shrews, Heavy Metal, Male, Chromium, Zinc, Iron, Nickel, Metals, Sex Factors, Age Factors, Body Weight, and Seasons(Heavy metals, Magnesium, Kidney, Liver, Copper, Female, Animals, Shrews, Heavy Metal, Male, Chromium, Zinc, Iron, Nickel, Metals, Sex Factors, Age Factors, Body Weight, and Seasons)
(Heavy metals, Magnesium, Kidney, Liver, Copper, Female, Animals, Shrews, Heavy Metal, Male, Chromium, Zinc, Iron, Nickel, Metals, Sex Factors, Age Factors, Body Weight, and Seasons)
Research Interests: Wetlands, Mining, Wildlife Conservation, Endangered Species, Multidisciplinary, and 25 moreSpain, Small Mammals, Toxicity, Kidney, Liver, Wetland, Mercury, Female, Animals, Shrews, Heavy Metal, Male, Sulfides, Lead, Surface Water, Iron, Metals, Wild animals, Protected Area, Mine Tailings, Trace element, Environmental Pollutants, Soil Water, Environmental Exposure, and Nature Reserve
Research Interests: Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Pollution, Multidisciplinary, Spain, Small Mammals, and 24 moreHeavy metals, Magnesium, Kidney, Liver, Micronuclei, Copper, Female, Animals, Shrews, Heavy Metal, Male, Chromium, Zinc, Iron, Metals, Toxic Metals, Protected Area, Body Weight, Biological markers, Refuse disposal, Ecosystem Function, Landfill Leachate, Mutagens, and Liver function tests
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... 358 Scheuhammer AM (1991) Effects of acidification on the availability of toxic metals and calcium ... 71(2--4):329-375 Schreider RK, Newman JR (1988) Acid precipitation effects on forest ... Longman, NY Weyers B (1988) Investigation... more
... 358 Scheuhammer AM (1991) Effects of acidification on the availability of toxic metals and calcium ... 71(2--4):329-375 Schreider RK, Newman JR (1988) Acid precipitation effects on forest ... Longman, NY Weyers B (1988) Investigation of the significance of heavy metal contents of ...
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The effects of atmospheric air pollution on some hematological and plasma parameters, activity, and food and water consumption in Apodemus sylvaticus (wood mouse) and Mus musculus (mouse) were studied. The studies were undertaken in the... more
The effects of atmospheric air pollution on some hematological and plasma parameters, activity, and food and water consumption in Apodemus sylvaticus (wood mouse) and Mus musculus (mouse) were studied. The studies were undertaken in the area of Cercs (polluted area in Spain), where there is a coal-fired power plant that emanates SO2, NOx, and particles, and the area of St. Jaume de Frontanyà (nonpolluted area), located 40 km from the area of Cercs, with similar climatology, relief, and altitude, but without air pollution. Apodemus sylvaticus were captured in the field and Mus musculus were placed in cages in both studied areas. The results showed that there is a significant decrease in hematocrit, and a significant increase in leucocyte number, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, osmolality, and gamma-globulin in Mus musculus, and a decrease in albumin (%) and albumin/globulin index in Apodemus sylvaticus. A negative correlation between hematocrit values and pollution was found. In mice placed in cages in the polluted area a slight but significant decrease in water and food consumption, and slower activity, was observed. The results suggest that pollution could induce a decrease in water and food consumption, which may be due to an observed reduction in activity.
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A study was made of the ciliar tracheal epithelium on passerine birds and small mammals subjected to NOx, SO2 emissions and particulates from a coal-fired power plant. The results were compared to those of a non-polluted area, very... more
A study was made of the ciliar tracheal epithelium on passerine birds and small mammals subjected to NOx, SO2 emissions and particulates from a coal-fired power plant. The results were compared to those of a non-polluted area, very similar in vegetation, relief, and climatology. We studied Carduelis carduelis (goldfinch), Emberiza cia (rock bunting), Parus major (great tit), Turdus merula (blackbird), and Apodemus sylvaticus (wood mouse). All animals were captured in the wild. We also used goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) captured in the wild and mice (Mus musculus) from our laboratory. These species were placed in protected cages near the source of pollution for 5 and 12 months. The images of the tracheal epithelium surface and the observation of tracheal sections at transmission and scanning electron microscopy showed a variation in the percentage of ciliated and non-ciliated cells, and a variation in the organization, orientation, and morphology of the cilia in animals from the polluted zone.