Assessment of spectral characteristics of rodents in conditions of effect of heavy metals

The results of studies of effect of heavy metals (HM) on small mammals’ bone tissue using Raman spectroscopy method are presented. The characteristics of Raman spectra of small mammals’ bone tissue, living in conditions of content HM gradient, were obtained. The main changes were detected at 960 cm-1 and 1247 cm-1 wavenumbers, corresponding to phosphate and amide III. Optical criteria determining the impact of HM on bone tissue were introduced.