Bioaccumulative and conchological assessment of heavy metal transfer in a soil-plant-snail food chain
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb) can pose serious threats to environmental health because they tend to bioaccumulate in terrestrial ecosystems. We investigated under field conditions the transfer of these heavy met...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Chemistry Central Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.chemistrycentral.com/content/6/1/55 |