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http://dx.doi.org/10.5141/JEFB.2003.26.3.091

Monitoring of Heavy Metal Contaminations using Feathers of Feral Pigeons Columba livia in Seoul  

김정수 (경희대학교 환경학 및 환경공학전공)
이두표 (호남대학교 생명과학과)
구태회 (경희대학교 환경학 및 환경공학전공)
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The Korean Journal of Ecology / v.26, no.3, 2003 , pp. 91-96 More about this Journal
Abstract
To monitor the heavy metal exposure conditions of Feral Pigeons Columba livia, we collected them at commercial area, industrial area, park area and resident area in Seoul. In feathers, iron concentrations were significantly different among habitats(ANOVA, p<0.05), and were the highest at park area. Manganese concentrations were relatively higher at industrial and park area than other areas(ANOVA, p<0.05). In case of copper levels were the significantly highest at park area(ANOVA, p<0.05). Zinc, lead and cadmium had no difference among habitats. Correlation between livers and feathers concentrations were highly significant to copper(r²=0.983, p<0.01) and cadmium(r²=0.632, p<0.01), but iron, zinc, manganese and lead were not significantly different.
Keywords
Columba livia; Feather; Feral Pigeon; Habitat; Heavy metal; Seoul;
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