The screening method for use of wild pheasant feathers in the monitoring of environmental pollution with heavy metals

Abstract It has been shown that some species of birds, especially herbivorous and territorial ones, are more sensitive to the effects of toxic substances compared to mammals. This allows for taking integrated actions in the area of environmental protection and monitoring in a holistic sense (at vari...

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Main Authors: Katarzyna Tajchman, Kamil Drabik, Aleksandra Ukalska-Jaruga, Paweł Janiszewski, Damian Spustek, Karolina Wengerska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33649-3