Assessment of suitability of selected species of small terrestrial mammals for the monitoring of environmental xenobiotics
2001
Sebestianova, N. | Vavrova, M. | Zlamalova-Gargosova, H. (Veterinarni a Farmaceuticka Univ., Brno (Czech Republic). Ustav Ekologie a Ochrany Zivotniho Prostredi)
The major objective of this study was to test the suitability of small terrestrial mammals for chemical monitoring. Considering the nutrition habits and lipid content in the skin and other tissues, the following species were selected: field vole (Microtus arvalis), bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus), wood mouse (Apodemus flavicollis), and yellow necked mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus). The concentrations of PCB congeners were determined in the skin, muscles and the liver, or, in some cases, in the whole digestive tract. It is concluded that small terrestrial mammals are suitable as bioindicators for the assessment of contamination rate in both smaller and larger areas.
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