ARSENIC IN SMALL MAMMALS

被引:27
作者
ISMAIL, A [1 ]
ROBERTS, RD [1 ]
机构
[1] APPLIED ENVIRONM RES CTR,COLCHESTER CO7 8LQ,ENGLAND
关键词
ARSENIC; HEAVY METAL; SMALL MAMMALS;
D O I
10.1080/09593339209385247
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Acute arsenic poisoning had been reported since the nineteenth century from smelting and refining activities. Many of these studies show that arsenic accumulated in the animals is not to concentration greater than 1 ug.g-1. This study shows low levels of arsenic in the tissues of small mammals. For all four species of small mammals analysed; Sorex araneus, Clethrionomys glareolus, Microtus agrestis, and Apodemus sylvaticus showed that arsenic concentration in the spleen was higher than in bone followed by heart, kidney, brain, muscle and liver.
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页码:1091 / 1095
页数:5
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