The amounts of certain heavy metals in waterfowl fluctuate depending on a number of
factors. The use of feathers in heavy metal contamination studies is gaining popularity for …

In nature, certain animals share a common living environment with humans, thus these
animals have become biomonitors of health effects related to various environmental …

Multiple studies have shown that exposure to pollutants can increase genotoxic damage in
different taxa. However, to our knowledge, the effects of environmental stress have been …

The Mariana's dam collapse was the worst environmental disaster in Brazilian history and
one of the biggest worldwide. This perverse disaster resulted in the release of a …

Environmental pollution, especially because of trace metals, seriously affects ecological
safety, and bird feathers are often used as bioindicators to monitor this risk in various …

Toxic metal (loid) s in polymetallic mining areas are very prominent environmental stressors
and may lead to undesirable oxidative stress responses in wild birds. Finding an effective …

Monitoring of contaminant levels in wildlife over time is a tool for assessing the presence
and persistence of environmental impacts at ecosystem, community and population levels …

Heavy metals are cumulative toxicants that frequently create negative health effects for
waterbirds inhibiting contaminated freshwater systems. Although levels of exposure to heavy …

Birds are good bioindicators of disturbance in the environment. They are present in different
habitats and trophic levels. In addition, rapid urbanization has led birds to use cities as …

The metal contaminants can be utilized as an ecological tool to analyze niche partition in
birds. As environmental contamination biological indicators, essential (Zn, Cu, and Cr) and …