Heavy metals in reindeer and their forage plants

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Eriksson, O., Frank, A., Nordkvist, M., Petersson, L. R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1990
• Subjects: Reindeer forage; liver; kidneys; industrial emission; pollution; heavy metal accumulation; Copper Mine; Betula nana; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus; Lapland
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/874; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.10.3.874

An attempt was made to assess the level of heavy metal transfer from forage plants to reindeer (Rangifer tarandus L.) in an area in northern Lapland affected from dust from an open pit copper mine. Botanical analyses of rumen contents from reindeer provided information about the main plant species i...