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Heavy metal concentrations in soils, vegetation, earthworms and wood mice from Heteren and Plateaux, The Netherlands

Effects of soil properties on the accumulation of metals to wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) were evaluated at two sites with different pH and organic matter content of the soil. pH and organic matter content significantly affected accumulation of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in earthworms and vegetation. For Cd, Cu and Zn these effects propagated through the food web to the wood mouse. Soil-to-kidney ratios differed between sites: Cd: 0.15 versus 3.52, Cu: 0.37 versus 1.30 and Zn: 0.33-0.83. This was confirmed in model calculations for Cd and Zn. Results indicate that total soil concentrations may be unsuitable indicators for risks that metals pose to wildlife. Furthermore, environmental managers may, unintentionally, change soil properties while taking specific environmental measures. In this way they may affect risks of metals to wildlife, even without changes in total soil concentrations.

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Van Den Brink, Nico W, Lammertsma, Dennis, Dimmers, Wim, Boerwinkel, Marie-Claire, van der Hout, Annemariet (2010). Dataset: Heavy metal concentrations in soils, vegetation, earthworms and wood mice from Heteren and Plateaux, The Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.840547

DOI retrieved: 2010

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Imported on November 30, 2024
Last update November 30, 2024
License CC-BY-3.0
Source https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.840547
Author Van Den Brink, Nico W
Given Name Nico W
Family Name Van Den Brink
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Lammertsma, Dennis
Dimmers, Wim
Boerwinkel, Marie-Claire
van der Hout, Annemariet
Source Creation 2010
Publication Year 2010
Resource Type application/zip - filename: vandenBrink_2010
Subject Areas
Name: Ecology

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Title: Effects of soil properties on food web accumulation of heavy metals to the wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2009.07.013
Type: DOI
Relation: IsSupplementTo
Year: 2010
Source: Environmental Pollution
Authors: Van Den Brink Nico W , Lammertsma Dennis , Dimmers Wim , Boerwinkel Marie-Claire , van der Hout Annemariet .