title: Copper load in Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) found in Denmark.
abstract: Organs from 91 Mule Swans were analyzed for copper and lead. Swans from an area known to be polluted with copper had an average copper content in their livers of nearly 1100 mg/kg or more than twice as much as swams from other parts of Denmark.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D001717:Birds; D003300:Copper / Q000032:analysis*; D003718:Denmark; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000506:poisoning*; D007668:Kidney / Q000032:analysis; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D008099:Liver / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D003300:Copper