title: Trace element accumulations in 13 avian species collected from the Kanto area, Japan.
abstract: In the present study, concentrations of 13 elements (Li, Cr, Mn, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Rb, Sr, Mo, Ag, Cd, Hg) were measured in the tissues of the livers, the kidneys, pectoral muscles, lungs and brains of 13 avian species collected from the Kanto area of Japan. The difference in hepatic heavy metal levels of the grey herons from the two sites was compared. Metal levels in the sediment of the Tama River estuary, situated in the Haneda area, were also measured. These results revealed that heavy metal pollution is present in an aquatic area of Haneda. The accumulation patterns of Cu and Zn in the livers of grey herons appeared to be separated into two groups. Additionally, the present study includes the properties of other metal accumulations and their relationships in avian species.
authors.affiliation: United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tokyo University Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-8509, Japan.
authors.forename: Sawako
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Horai
authors.forename: Izumi
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Hideshige
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwamizu
authors.forename: Terutake
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Shinsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: Katsuji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuno
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000378:metabolism*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis*; D007564:Japan; D013045:Species Specificity; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical