Distribution of antimony in contaminated grassland: 2- small mammals and invertebrates

N. Ainsworth; J. A. Cooke; M. S. Johnson

doi:10.1016/0269-7491(90)90166-A

Distribution of antimony in contaminated grassland: 2- small mammals and invertebrates

N. Ainsworth, J. A. Cooke, M. S. Johnson

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Abstract

Concentrations of antimony in invertebrates and small mammals from grasslands in the vicinity of an antimony smelter were significantly elevated compared to a control site. Higher concentrations of antimony were recorded in liver, lung and kidney tissue of herbivorous and insectivorous mammals from the contaminated sites. However, there is little evidence of bioaccumulation of antimony in food chains represented by the soil-vegetation-invertebrate-insectivore pathway of the grasslands, and little indication of significant accumulation by herbivorous mammals despite marked contamination of their diet.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	79-87
Number of pages	9
Journal	Environmental Pollution
Volume	65
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0269-7491(90)90166-A
Publication status	Published - Jan 1 1990

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Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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Ainsworth, N., Cooke, J. A., & Johnson, M. S. (1990). Distribution of antimony in contaminated grassland: 2- small mammals and invertebrates. Environmental Pollution, 65(1), 79-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/0269-7491(90)90166-A

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