Comparative arsenic contents in soil, vegetation and Orthoptera

Authors
Compere, B Picaud, F Petit, DP
Citation
B. Compere et al., Comparative arsenic contents in soil, vegetation and Orthoptera, ANN SOC ENT, 35, 1999, pp. 251-254
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
ANNALES DE LA SOCIETE ENTOMOLOGIQUE DE FRANCE
ISSN journal
00379271 → ACNP
Volume
35
Year of publication
1999
Supplement
S
Pages
251 - 254
Database
ISI
SICI code
0037-9271(199912)35:<251:CACISV>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Thirty years after mining, the mine of La Petite Faye still contains high l evels of arsenic. Graminae store amount of this pollutant. Alimentary diet of Grasshoppers seems to be conditioned by the presence of this element.