| accumulation of trace elements used in semiconductor industry in formosan squirrel, as a bio-indicator of their exposure, living in taiwan. | concentrations of 17 trace elements were analyzed using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (icp-ms) in formosan squirrels (callosciurus erythraeus) of taiwan and japan to document trace element pollution in taiwan. high concentrations of elements used to produce semiconductors - ga, as, cd, in and tl - were found in animals captured in miaoli county, which is the nearest site to hsinchu city, a chief city of taiwan's semiconductor industry. significant correlations between ga, as, in a ... | 2007 | 17482235 |