Lead concentrations in feathers and blood of common blackbirds (Turdus merula) and in earthworms inhabiting unpolluted and moderately polluted urban areas

R Scheifler, M Coeurdassier, C Morilhat… - Science of the Total …, 2006 - Elsevier
Despite the dramatic decrease of atmospheric lead (Pb) concentrations in urban areas of
most industrialised countries, we hypothesised that urban common blackbirds (Turdus …

Effects of heavy metal exposure on the condition and health of adult great tits (Parus major)

T Dauwe, E Janssens, M Eens - Environmental Pollution, 2006 - Elsevier
We examined the possible effects of heavy metal exposure on the quality and health of adult
great tits (Parus major) at four study sites along a pollution gradient near a non-ferrous …

Within-and among-clutch variation of organohalogenated contaminants in eggs of great tits (Parus major)

E Van den Steen, T Dauwe, A Covaci… - Environmental …, 2006 - Elsevier
In this study we investigated the variation of organohalogenated compounds, such as
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and …

P and trace metal contents in biomaterials, soils, sediments and plants in colony of red-footed booby (Sula sula) in the Dongdao Island of South China Sea

X Liu, S Zhao, L Sun, X Yin, Z Xie, L Honghao, Y Wang - Chemosphere, 2006 - Elsevier
Concentrations of P and trace metals Zn, Cu, Cd, Pb and Hg in the faeces, bones, eggshells
and feathers of seabirds and in the plants, soils and sediments with and without seabird …

Genotoxicity in wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) along a pollution gradient: Exposure‐, age‐, and gender‐related effects

J Scheirs, A De Coen, A Covaci… - … and Chemistry: An …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the effects of environmental pollution on genetic damage in wood mice
(Apodemus sylvaticus) by means of the comet assay, with special attention to the role of age …