Assessing the Heavy Metal Content in Forest Dormouse (Dryomys nitedula Pallas, 1778) from an Agricultural Region in Bulgaria

The heavy metals load in the forest dormouse (Dryomys nitedula), inhabiting in forest shelter belts in the agricultural region was assessed. The concentrations of Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn (expressed in mg/kg of dry tissue) were established in the liver, using an atomic-absorption analysis. The fact...

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Main Authors: Georgi G. Markov, Maria A. Kocheva, Milena K. Gospodinova, Hristo A. Dimitrov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Union of Scientists in Bulgaria 2016-06-01
Series:Ecologia Balkanica
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Online Access:http://web.uni-plovdiv.bg/mollov/EB/2016_vol8_iss1/001-008__eb.16107.pdf