Elevated lead (Pb) in urban European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) feathers is not correlated to physiology or behavior

M Ross, JL Corimanya, R Kaplan, DAV Kilgour… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urbanization is rapidly changing the environment and creating new challenges in the lives
of animals across the globe. Anthropogenic contaminants—like heavy metals—can persist …

Trace metal transfer to passerines inhabiting wastewater treatment wetlands

CS Werner, M Chapman, J Skaggs… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment wetlands are cost-effective strategies for remediating trace metals in
industrial effluent. However, biogeochemical exchange between wastewater treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating washing techniques to eliminate external contamination of trace elements in bat fur and bird feathers

J Keute, J Rizzo, F Giunta, BV Hernout - Ecotoxicology and Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Non-invasive proxies, such as fur and feathers, are likely to be increasingly used to assess
the potential exposure of chemicals, including trace metals and metalloids. However, the …

Detection of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Feathers of Armenian Gull (Larus armenicus Buturlin, 1934) in Van Lake Basin/TÜRKİYE

N Taşkın, A Durmuş - … Yıl Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, 2024 - dergipark.org.tr
Birds are the living groups at the top of the food web and most affected by environmental
pollutants. The aim of the present study was to detect levels of some heavy metal …