Disturbances of the mineral incorporation in various species of mice and shrews in the emission area of a phosphate plant.
The Cd emission of a phosphate plant was clearly reflected by the Cd status of herbivorous European wood mice and common field voles as well as of European shrews taking in mostly animal food. The antagonistic effect of the emitted Cd and Mo better available for plants with high ground pH most probably caused the deterioration in the Cu status of the animals of both phases in the nutritional chain. The lower Ca, P, and Mg incorporation with European wood mouse and common field vole within the contaminated habitat might as well be owing to emission, whereas the lower Mn content in all three species rather has to be attributed to the lower Mn offer caused by the ground pH.
Arnhold
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Institute for Nutrition and Environment, Biological-Pharmaceutical Faculty, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany.
Anke
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Glei
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Müller
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von Knorre
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Schäller
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Seifert
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D000818:Animals; D002104:Cadmium / Q000032:analysis; D002617:Chemical Industry; D003300:Copper / Q000032:analysis; D004463:Ecology; D005858:Germany; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008274:Magnesium / Q000032:analysis; D008345:Manganese / Q000032:analysis; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis*; D051379:Mice; D009115:Muridae / Q000378:metabolism*; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000032:analysis; D012788:Shrews / Q000378:metabolism*; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic
D008670:Metals; D002104:Cadmium; D010758:Phosphorus; D008345:Manganese; D003300:Copper; D008274:Magnesium