RCIN and OZwRCIN projects

Object

Birds as bioindicators of heavy metal pollution: review and examples concerning European species
This publication is protected by copyright. Access to its digital version is possible on computer terminals in the institution that shares it.
This publication is protected by copyright. Access to its digital version is possible on computer terminals in the institution that shares it.

Title: Birds as bioindicators of heavy metal pollution: review and examples concerning European species

Creator:

Dmowski, Krzysztof (ekologia)

Date issued/created:

1999

Resource type:

Tekst

Subtitle:

Acta Ornithologica, vol. 34, no. 1 ; Ptaki jako bioindykatory skażeń metalami ciężkimi: przegląd i przykłady dotyczące gatunków europejskich

Contributor:

Polska Akademia Nauk. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii

Publisher:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Description:

Bibliogr. s. 18-23 ; S. [1]-25 : il. ; 27 cm ; Streszcz. pol. Nazwy taksonów także w jęz. łac.

Type of object:

Czasopismo/Artykuł

Abstract:

The following species of sedentary birds with widespread and common occurrence are the most convenient as bioindicators: Magpie Pica pica, Feral Pigeon Columba livia f. domestica, House Sparrow Passer domesticus or Tree Sparrow Passer montanus, Blackbird Turdus merula, Goshawk Accipiter gentilis (feathers) and nestlings of various species. The non-destructive method of feather analysis is suitable mainly for assessment of Pb, Cd, As, Sb, Ge, Tl, Se, and Hg. It cannot be applied for Mn, Ni, Sr, Rb, Mo and Fe that are cumulated in feathers at similar levels in polluted and unpolluted areas. Hg, Zn, Cu, Cr, As and Se have stronger affinity to keratin than others. The method requires strict standardisation, particularly in the way samples are to be collected and prepared for mineralisation. None of feather cleaning procedures removes all contaminants from vane surfaces. With respect to many elements, analysing "concentration in feathers" is a measurement of external deposition therefore metal levels found in feathers correspond more strongly to the data on immission than to the element pool available in food. Mercury is an exception here. In cases of toxic elements as Pb, Cd or Tl it is possible to predict their concentrations in internal tissues on the basis of feather analysis.

Relation:

Acta Ornithologica

Volume:

34

Issue:

1

Start page:

1

End page:

25

Detailed Resource Type:

Artykuł

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

oai:rcin.org.pl:45196

Source:

MiIZ PAN, patrz sygn. czas. P.257, Vol. 34, No 1 ; MiIZ PAN, patrz sygn. czas. P.4568, Vol. 34, No 1 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng ; pol

Rights:

Prawa zastrzeżone - dostęp ograniczony

Terms of use:

Zasób chroniony prawem autorskim. Korzystanie dozwolone wyłącznie na terminalach Muzeum i Instytutu Zoologii PAN w zakresie określonym przez przepisy o dozwolonym użytku.

Digitizing institution:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Original in:

Biblioteka Muzeum i Instytutu Zoologii PAN

Projects co-financed by:

Program Operacyjny Innowacyjna Gospodarka, lata 2010-2014, Priorytet 2. Infrastruktura strefy B + R ; Unia Europejska. Europejski Fundusz Rozwoju Regionalnego

Access:

Zamknięty

×

Citation

Citation style:

This page uses 'cookies'. More information