Table 1.
Mean concentrations (± SD) ppm of metals (Pb, Ni, Cr) estimated from the feathers samples of three bird species (House Crow, Common Myna and House Sparrow)
| Sr. no | Area | Name of bird | Sample size | Metal concentrations (mg/L) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Nickel | Chromium | ||||
| 1 | Rawalakot | House Crow | 9 | 0.740 ± 0.48 | 0.182 ± 1.05 | 0.207 ± 0.03 |
| 2 | Rawalakot | Myna | 9 | 1.761 ± 0.71 | 0.897 ± 0.62 | 0.225 ± 0.02 |
| 3 | Rawalakot | House Sparrow | 9 | 0.545 ± 0.50 | 0.611 ± 0.53 | 0.165 ± 0.05 |
| 4 | Hajira | House Crow | 9 | 0.785 ± 0.58 | 0.760 ± 0.84 | 0.178 ± 0.05 |
| 5 | Hajira | Myna | 9 | 0.643 ± 0.17 | 0.322 ± 0.17 | 0.251 ± 0.02 |
| 6 | Hajira | House Sparrow | 9 | 2.253 ± 1.57 | 1.362 ± 1.39 | 0.212 ± 0.32 |
| 7 | Abbaspur | House Crow | 9 | 0.024 ± 0.11 | 0.276 ± 0.69 | 0.159 ± 0.04 |
| 8 | Abbaspur | Myna | 9 | 0.191 ± 0.70 | 0.104 ± 0.60 | 0.260 ± 0.16 |
| 9 | Abbaspur | House Sparrow | 9 | 1.157 ± 0.67 | 0.039 ± 0.46 | 0.181 ± 0.02 |
| 10 | Dreak (Rawalakot) | House Crow | 9 | 1.048 ± 0.89 | 1.700 ± 0.76 | 0.256 ± 0.14 |
| 11 | Dreak (Rawalakot) | Myna | 9 | 1.064 ± 0.45 | 0.848 ± 0.56 | 0.261 ± 0.09 |
| 12 | Dreak (Rawalakot) | House Sparrow | 9 | 0.729 ± 0.47 | 0.052 ± 0.41 | 0.202 ± 0.04 |
Collected during the current study from different regions of District Poonch Azad Kashmir
NA not analyzed