| cadmium, chromium and lead contamination of athene noctua, the little owl, of bologna and parma, italy. | a study was conducted to determine cadmium, chromium and lead concentrations in liver and brain of 52 little owls (athene noctua) from two provinces of emilia romagna region, with the aim of furnishing indirect information concerning contamination of their habitat, also considering possible environmental dispersion of the metals. metal analysis was performed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry with graphite furnace. variance analysis with sampling area, gender and age shows that no statistica ... | 2003 | 12821006 |