CONCENTRATION OF SELECTED METALS IN PENGUINS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVEFAUNA OF THE ANTARCTICA

Authors
SZEFER P PEMPKOWIAK J SKWARZEC B BOJANOWSKI R HOLM E
Citation
P. Szefer et al., CONCENTRATION OF SELECTED METALS IN PENGUINS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVEFAUNA OF THE ANTARCTICA, Science of the total environment, 138(1-3), 1993, pp. 281-288
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Science of the total environment → ACNP
ISSN journal
00489697
Volume
138
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
281 - 288
Database
ISI
SICI code
0048-9697(1993)138:1-3<281:COSMIP>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Concentration of Zn, Cu, Cd, Pb, Ag, Co, Ni, Cr, Mn and Fe were determ ined in muscle and liver of three species of penguins and other animal s of the antarctic region. Liver was characterized by maximum concentr ations of all the metals analyzed. The element levels in the samples a ssayed are in keeping with those reported previously by other authors. It is assumed that specific food habits of penguins are mainly respon sible for elevated Cd levels in livers of these birds.