Metal Availability and Transfer along Food Chains in Siena, a Small Medieval Town in Italy

Heavy metals originating from vehicular emissions and other anthropogenic sources pose one of the main environmental health risks in urban areas. The assessment of metal bioaccumulation in selected species of synanthropic organisms allows evaluating their bioavailability and the transfer along food...

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Main Authors: Emilia Rota, Nicola Bianchi, Roberto Bargagli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3035091