Avian feathers as a non-destructive bio-monitoring tool of trace metals signatures: A case study from severely contaminated areas

被引：152

作者：

Abdullah, Muhammad ^{[1
]}

Fasola, Mauro ^{[2
]}

Muhammad, Ashiq ^{[3
]}

Malik, Salman Ahmad ^{[1
]}

Bostan, Nazish ^{[4
]}

Bokhari, Habib ^{[4
]}

Kamran, Muhammad Aqeel ^{[1
]}

Shafqat, Mustafa Nawaz ^{[4
]}

Alamdar, Ambreen ^{[5
]}

Khan, Mudassar ^{[1
]}

Ali, Nadeem ^{[6
]}

Eqani, Syed Ali Musstjab Akber Shah ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Quaid I Azam Univ, Dept Biochem, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan

[2] Dipartimento Sci Terra & Ambiente, I-27100 Pavia, Italy

[3] Natl Agr Res Ctr, Ecotoxicol Res Program, Islamabad 45500, Pakistan

[4] COMSATS Inst Informat Technol, Dept Biosci, Publ Hlth & Environm Div, Islamabad, Pakistan

[5] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Urban Environm, Key Lab Urban Environm & Hlth, Xiamen 361021, Peoples R China

[6] King Abdulaziz Univ, Ctr Excellence Environm Studies, Jeddah 21413, Saudi Arabia

来源：

CHEMOSPHERE | 2015年 / 119卷

关键词：

Trace metals; Feathers; Eggs; Cattle egret; Pakistan; EGRET BUBULCUS-IBIS; GREAT TIT NESTLINGS; HEAVY-METAL; CATTLE EGRET; PUNJAB PROVINCE; PARUS-MAJOR; BLUE TITS; MANGANESE; BIRDS; EGGS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.06.068

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

The concentrations of trace metals were assessed using feathers of cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis), collected within two industrial areas of Pakistan, Lahore and Sialkot. We found, in order of descending concentration: Zinc (Zn), Iron (Fe), Nickel (Ni), Copper (Cu), Cadmium (Cd), and Manganese (Mn), Chromium (Cr), Arsenic (As), and Lithium (Li), without any significant difference (except Fe, Zn, and Ni) between the two areas. The concentrations of trace metals, we recorded were among the highest ever reported in the feathers of avian species worldwide. The concentrations of Cr, Pb, Cd were above the threshold that affects bird reproductive success. The high contamination by heavy metals in the two areas is due to anthropogenic activities as well to natural ones (for As and Fe). The bioaccumulation ratios in eggs and feathers of the tattle egret, their prey, and the sediments from their foraging habitats, confirmed that avian feathers are a convenient and non-destructive sampling tool for the metal contamination. The results of this study will contribute to the environmental management of the Lahore and Sialkot industrial areas. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：553 / 561

页数：9

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