Article ; Online: Biomonitoring of heavy metals in the feathers of House crow (Corvus splendens) from some metropolitans of Asia and Africa
Environ Sci Pollut Res. 2023 Mar., v. 30, no. 13 p.35715-35726
2023
Abstract: Urban-dwelling birds can be useful biomonitors to assess the impact of the urbanisation on both public and wildlife health. Widely distributed urban bird species, the House crow, was studied for heavy metal accumulation levels from nine cities of South ... ...
| Abstract | Urban-dwelling birds can be useful biomonitors to assess the impact of the urbanisation on both public and wildlife health. Widely distributed urban bird species, the House crow, was studied for heavy metal accumulation levels from nine cities of South Asia, Southeast Asia and Africa that border the Indian Ocean. Feathers were spectroscopically investigated for the deposition of ten heavy metals, i.e. As, Zn, Pb, Cd, Ni, iron Fe, Mn, Cr, Cu and Li. Fe and Zn were found to be the most prevalent metals in all sites. Measured concentrations of Pb (4.38–14.77 mg kg⁻¹) overall, and Fe (935.66 mg kg⁻¹) and Cu (67.17 mg kg⁻¹) at some studied sites were above the toxicity levels reported lethal in avian toxicological studies. Multivariate analysis and linear models supported geographical location as a significant predictor for the level of most of the metals. Zn and Cu, generally and Pb, Cd, Mn, Cr at some sites exhibited potential bioaccumulation from surrounding environments. Inter-species comparisons strengthen the inference that the House crow is a reliable bioindicator species for the qualitative assessment of local urban environmental pollution and could be a useful tool for inter-regional monitoring programs. |
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| Keywords | Corvus splendens ; bioaccumulation ; birds ; environmental monitoring ; heavy metals ; indicator species ; multivariate analysis ; pollution ; toxicity ; toxicology ; urbanization ; wildlife ; Africa ; Indian Ocean ; South Asia ; South East Asia |
| Language | English |
| Dates of publication | 2023-03 |
| Size | p. 35715-35726. |
| Publishing place | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Document type | Article ; Online |
| ZDB-ID | 1178791-0 |
| ISSN | 1614-7499 ; 0944-1344 |
| ISSN (online) | 1614-7499 |
| ISSN | 0944-1344 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11356-022-24712-z |
| Database | NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA) |
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