Causal association between Cadmium and nephrotoxicity in Voles: evidence suggests that Cadmium is not the sole cause
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Leffler and Nyholm reported that free-living bank voles that were captured 4 km away from a sulfide smelter had elevated renal cadmium concentration compared to those collected 90 km from the smelter. They concluded that the increased proteinuria is voles was as a result of a nephrotoxic effect caused by cadmium. However, Elinder found that the only link between cadmium and proteinuria in voles was confounded by the fact that voles from the contaminated area urinated more than those from the uncontaminated area.
Publication Name: Ambio
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0044-7447
Year: 1999
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China's modernized tea industry finds Pu Erh tea really is good for you
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Some Chinese teas, particularly Pu Erh and Oolong, may be capable of reducing cholesterol or helping with other diseases such as cancer. The Chinese government has emphasized the cultivation of tea, resulting in improved growing methods such as hillside contour planting, soil preparation and pruning. The tea yield has grown from 41,000 tons in 1949 to 530,000 in 1981. Chinese tea growers grow 660 different teas, 52 of which have been developed commercially.
Publication Name: Ceres
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0009-0379
Year: 1992
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Extrinsic and intrinsic factors determine the eruptive dynamics of Brandt's voles Microtus brandti in Inner Mongolia, China
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Brandt's voles (Microtus brandti) are small native mammals that inhabit the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, China. Various factors contributing to the population outbreaks of this species are reviewed in detail.
Publication Name: Oikos
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0030-1299
Year: 2003
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