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An Investigation into the Accumulation of Air Borne Trace Metals in the Lungs of Common Myna Acridotheres tristis and Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus Captured from Urban and Semi Urban Areas of Lahore and Pattoki, Pakistan

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With increasing urbanization and industrialization, clean air is becoming a scarce resource. During the present investigation, concentrations of metals (Pb, Ni and Zn) in the atmosphere and their subsequent deposition in the lungs of two common avian species, common myna, Acridotheres tristis (n = 30) and bank myna, A. ginginianus (n = 20), captured from urban areas of Lahore city and semi-urban areas of Pattoki city 80 km away from main city of Lahore were determined. The obtained results were analyzed statistically using Independent sample t test and Pearson’s correlation. A comparison of trace metal concentrations in air of both the cities was also carried out. Statistically, significant variations were recorded for Pb (t (7) = − 4.276, p = 0.001) while non-significant differences were observed for both Ni (t (7) = 0.049, p = 0.962) and Zn (t (7) = 1.555, p = 0.146).

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Financial support by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan through its Start-Up Research Grant No. 21-1484 is acknowledged.

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    Nida Irshad, Safdar Sidra, Arshad Javid, Sitara Ashraf & Muhammad Rizwan Ullah

  2. College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan

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Irshad, N., Sidra, S., Javid, A. et al. An Investigation into the Accumulation of Air Borne Trace Metals in the Lungs of Common Myna Acridotheres tristis and Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus Captured from Urban and Semi Urban Areas of Lahore and Pattoki, Pakistan. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 103, 750–755 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-019-02717-8

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