Heavy metal concentrations in the kidneys of white-tailed deer in Oklahoma.
Concentrations of renal lead, arsenic, mercury and cadmium from 64 free-ranging adult white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) were determined. The mean concentrations in ppm wet weight and standard deviations for the metals were: lead, 0.574 +/- 0.646; arsenic, 0.189 +/- 0.320; mercury, 0.176 +/- 0.114; and cadmium, 6.698 +/- 9.215. Variations in heavy metal concentrations in deer collected from differing ecoregions within Oklahoma are discussed.
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D001151:Arsenic / Q000032:analysis; D002104:Cadmium / Q000032:analysis; D003670:Deer / Q000378:metabolism*; D004777:Environment; D007668:Kidney / Q000032:analysis*; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis*; D009825:Oklahoma
D008670:Metals; D002104:Cadmium; D007854:Lead; D008628:Mercury; D001151:Arsenic