Heavy metal concentrations in kidneys of estuarine raccoons from Florida.
Concentrations of lead, zinc and cadmium in the kidneys of 14 adult raccoons from an estuarine environment were determined. The mean concentrations in ppm wet weight and standard deviation for the metals were lead--0.47 +/- 0.22, zinc--75.88 +/- 16.54 and cadmium--2.48 +/- 1.66.
D000818:Animals; D002104:Cadmium / Q000032:analysis*; D005431:Florida; D007668:Kidney / Q000032:analysis*; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis*; D011821:Raccoons / Q000378:metabolism*; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis*
D002104:Cadmium; D007854:Lead; D015032:Zinc