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J. Phys. IV France
Volume 107, May 2003
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| Page(s) | 1231 - 1234 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:20030523 | |
J. Phys. IV France 107 (2003) 1231
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:20030523
Trace element accumulation in short-tailed albatrosses (Diomedea albatrus ) and black-footed albatrosses (Diomedea nigripes) from Torishima Island, Japan
T. Shinsuke1, I. Tokutaka1, K. Takashi1, T. Miyako2, S. Fumio2 and O. Nariko21 Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University, Tarumi 3-5-7, Matsuyama 790-8566, Japan
2 Yamashina Institute for Ornithology, 115 Konoyama, Abiko, Chiba 270-1145, Japan
Abstract
Concentrations of 19 trace elements (V, Cr, Mn, Co, Cu, Zn, Ga, Se, Rb, Sr, Mo, Ag, Cd, Sb, Cs, Ba, Hg, Tl,
and Pb) were determined in liver, kidney, muscle, feather and stomach content of
short-tailed albatross
and feather of
black-footed albatross from Torishima Island, Japan. For most of the elements, concentrations in liver and kidney were
higher than those in muscle and feather, whereas concentrations of Ga, Sr and Ba were highest in feather of short-taled
albatross. Metal concentrations in tissues of short-tailed albatross were within the range of those reported for albatrosses
from other locations. Concentrations of Cr, Mn, Hg and Pb were relatively low in the tissues of short-tailed albatross,
indicating less contamination by those metals in this species of Torishima Island. No significant differences were observed
in metal concentrations in feather between short-tailed albatross and black-footed albatross. To our knowledge, this is the
first report on the trace element accumulation in tissues of short-tailed albatross.
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