| hepatic and renal concentrations of copper and other trace elements in hippopotami (hippopotamus amphibius l) living in and adjacent to the kafue and luangwa rivers in zambia. | hepatic and renal concentrations of the elements arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, copper, lead, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, selenium and zinc were studied in samples collected from hippopotami from the kafue river in the kafue national park and the luangwa river in the southern luangwa national park in zambia. there were no significant differences between trace element concentrations in the tissues of the hippopotami taken in the kafue river and the luangwa river. the concentrations of copper and o ... | 2002 | 12356167 |
| pesticide residues in adipose tissue from hippopotami (hippopotamus amphibius l) living in and adjacent to the luangwa river in zambia. | the concentration of organochlorines (ocs) such as organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls were measured in adipose tissue collected from 14 male hippopotami at mfuwe in the southern part of the luangwa national park, zambia. the samples contained low levels of ocs, and the concentrations of ocs were comparable to or lower than reported for wild herbivores studied in other parts of the world. | 2005 | 16137136 |