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Lead: Levels in roadside invertebrates and small mammals

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Concentrations of lead in the bodies of roadside invertebrates were generally below 50 p.p.m., but reached nearly 700 p.p.m. in woodlice (Isopoda). Lead levels in tissues of small mammals caught on roadside verges did not exceed 30 p.p.m., and were thus less than the levels found in many of their prey. No evidence was found of decreases in abundance of invertebrates with increasing levels of lead in soil and vegetation close to roads.

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  1. Department of Zoology, University of Durham, England

    P. Williamson & P. R. Evans

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Williamson, P., Evans, P.R. Lead: Levels in roadside invertebrates and small mammals. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 8, 280–288 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01684557

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