Young Researchers Club, Larestan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lar, Iran.
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2012 Nov;89(5):1082-6. doi: 10.1007/s00128-012-0798-1. Epub 2012 Aug 30.
This study was conducted to determine the concentration of metals, namely cadmium, lead, cobalt and copper, in the feathers of chukar (Alectoris chukar), see-see partridge (Ammoperdix griseogularis) and rock dove (Columba livia) in order to: examine the species, gender and age related variations in trace metal accumulation, and identify any relationships between species. Bird samples were collected in February 2012 from the Hormod protected area, southern Iran and the concentration of metals were measured using a Shimadzu AA 660 flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The concentrations in all three species were copper > lead > cadmium > cobalt. The average cadmium concentrations were 2.0, 1.9, and 1.9 μg/g for A. chukar, A. griseogularis, and C. livia, respectively. The average lead concentrations were 8.0, 5.4, and 7.7 μg/g for A. chukar, A. griseogularis, and C. livia, respectively. The results showed that in all three species, the highest metal concentrations were observed in female/adult birds and the lowest concentrations were found in female/juvenile birds (except lead in A. chukar and copper in C. livia).
本研究旨在测定鹧鸪（Alectoris chukar）、石鸡（Ammoperdix griseogularis）和家鸽（Columba livia）羽毛中的金属浓度，包括镉、铅、钴和铜，目的是：研究痕量金属积累的物种、性别和年龄相关变化，并确定物种之间的任何关系。2012 年 2 月，在伊朗南部 Hormod 保护区采集了鸟类样本，使用岛津 AA 660 火焰原子吸收分光光度计测量金属浓度。在这三个物种中，铜的浓度均高于铅、镉和钴。A. chukar、A. griseogularis 和 C. livia 的平均镉浓度分别为 2.0、1.9 和 1.9μg/g。A. chukar、A. griseogularis 和 C. livia 的平均铅浓度分别为 8.0、5.4 和 7.7μg/g。结果表明，在所有三个物种中，雌性/成年鸟类的金属浓度最高，雌性/幼年鸟类的浓度最低（除 A. chukar 的铅和 C. livia 的铜外）。
