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Raccoons (Procyon lotor) as Sentinels of Trace Element Contamination and Physiological Effects of Exposure to Coal Fly Ash

Anthropogenic pollutants disrupt global biodiversity, and terrestrial sentinels of pollution can provide a warning system for ecosystem-wide contamination. This study sought to assess whether raccoons (Procyon lotor) are sentinels of local exposure to trace element contaminants at a coal fly ash sit...

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Autores principales: Hernández, Felipe, Oldenkamp, Ricki E., Webster, Sarah, Beasley, James C., Farina, Lisa L., Wisely, Samantha M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5281671/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27933359
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00244-016-0340-2