Bioaccumulation of Potential Harmful Elements in Fossorial Water Voles Inhabiting Non-Polluted Crops
Aitor Somoano, Roser Adalid, Jacint Ventura, Francesc Muñoz-Muñoz, Màrius Vicent Fuentes, Mario Menéndez-Miranda, Marcos Miñarro, Luis Alberto Henríquez-Hernández · 2025
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Aitor Somoano and co-authors measured harmful elements in water voles that live in two low-input apple orchards in Asturias, Spain. Their 2025 study is presented as the first full check of this kind for the species. They tested kidney, liver, and muscle tissue for lead, cadmium, and mercury, plus selenium.
Levels mostly matched the natural levels in local soils, but cadmium in the kidney rose above soil levels. The kidney held the highest levels for several elements, and body condition was linked with some of them. The authors argue that this vole can serve as a useful sign of trace inputs in farm land, if organs are tested one by one.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Aitor Somoano, Roser Adalid, Jacint Ventura, Francesc Muñoz-Muñoz, Màrius Vicent Fuentes, Mario Menéndez-Miranda, Marcos Miñarro, Luis Alberto Henríquez-Hernández |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |