Publication: Toxic and essential element concentrations in Iberian Ibex (Capra pyrenaica) from the Sierra Nevada Natural Park (Spain): reference intervals in whole blood
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Ráez-Bravo, Arián ; Granados, José Enrique ; Cano-Manuel, Francisco Javier ; Soriguer, Ramón C. ; Fandos, Paulino ; Pérez, Jesús M. ; Pavlov, Igor Y. ; Romero García, Diego
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Springer
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http://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-015-1711-5
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©2016 Springer. This document is the Published version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-015-1711-5
Abstract
Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica) blood samples from the Sierra Nevada Natural Park (Spain) were analyzed to establish concentrations of toxic and essential elements. Samples (whole blood from 32 males and 34 females) were taken from wild animals and the concentrations of inorganic elements considered as (1) non-essential and toxic (Pb, Cd and As), (2) essential but potentially toxic (Cu, Zn and Mn) and (3) occasionally beneficial (B, Cr, Al and Ni), as well as (4) essential minerals (Ca, Na, K, P, Mg, S, Co and Fe), were analyzed. The low concentration of Pb and Cd indicated that there is no heavy metal contamination in this geographical area for these elements. The concentration of elements in this ibex population was defined for different genders and ages. Significant differences between genders were only found for Mg and Cu, while significant differences in concentrations of Ca, Cr, Fe, Mn, P, S and Zn were found between ages.
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Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Vol. 96, N. 3, 2016, pp. 273-280.
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