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. 2021 May;106(5):805-811.
doi: 10.1007/s00128-021-03184-w. Epub 2021 Mar 20.

Biomonitoring of Toxic Metals in Feathers of Birds from North-Eastern Pakistan

Bushra Aziz  1 , Muhammad Zubair  2 , Nausheen Irshad  1 , Khawaja Shafique Ahmad  3 , Majid Mahmood  1 , Majid Mahmood Tahir  4 , Khizar Hussain Shah  5 , Aqeela Shaheen  4
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Biomonitoring of Toxic Metals in Feathers of Birds from North-Eastern Pakistan

Bushra Aziz et al. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2021 May.

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Abstract

The current study was designed to determine the concentrations of toxic metals (Ni, Pb and Cr) in feathers of birds collected from four regions of NE Pakistan. Feather samples of birds (House Crow, Common Myna and House Sparrow) were collected from different areas. Atomic absorption spectrophotometer was used to determine the concentration of metals in feathers. Analysis of the data revealed that concentrations of Pb and Cr were significantly different (p < 0.05) among bird species, whereas no difference (p > 0.05) was detected among bird species (house crow, common myna and house sparrow) for Ni. A significant difference was found for the concentration of Pb and Ni in all the four studied regions. Whereas, non-significant difference was found in all the studied regions for the concentrating of Cr. It was revealed that there is significant rising concentration of metals (Pb, Cr) in feathers of birds in Azad Kashmir.

Keywords: Azad Kashmir; Birds; Feathers; Heavy metals; Poonch.

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All the authors declared no conflict for the publication of this article.

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