Investigation of cadmium contamination using hair of the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata, from Shimokita Peninsula, Aomori Prefecture in Japan.
The cadmium (Cd) contents in hair of macaques (n = 45, Macaca fuscata) living on the Shimokita Peninsula were investigated. The mean Cd contents in the hair of Japanese (n = 34, 5.01 μg/g) and macaques (3.05 μg/g) tendency to be higher than those of animals living other areas. The Cd contents of hair of wild macaques were significantly (p < 0.01) lower than that of humans, although three were no significant difference between Cd contents of humans and that of the macaque in captivity. The hair of the macaque was suggested as a useful sample for measurement of Cd contamination in the environment.
Department of Applied Science, Faculty of Veterinary Science, School of Veterinary Nursing and Technology, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyounan, Musashino, Tokyo, 180-8602, Japan.
Mariko
M
Mochizuki
Reiko
R
Anahara
Tomoki
T
Mano
Yuri
Y
Nakayama
Mutsumi
M
Kobori
Toshinori
T
Omi
Shiro
S
Matsuoka
Fukiko
F
Ueda
D000818:Animals; D002104:Cadmium / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry*; D007564:Japan; D008251:Macaca; D008297:Male; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic
D002104:Cadmium