Transfer of toxic elements from the atmosphere to cattle and game animals.
Neutron activation analysis was used for determining trace element content in hair of herbivorous animals. Pollutant deposition from the air onto foliage must be considered as the main cause of contamination of the animals.
Ronneau
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Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
Patigny-Evers
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Cara
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D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D002417:Cattle; D003670:Deer; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry*; D009501:Neutron Activation Analysis; D011817:Rabbits; D013552:Swine; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis*
D000393:Air Pollutants; D014131:Trace Elements