Accumulation of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin equivalents by double- crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus, pelicaniformes) chicks in the North American Great Lakes

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 192-209

  Jones, P D ^a   Giesy, J P ^a   Newsted, J L ^a   Verbrugge, D A ^a   Ludwig, J P ^b   Ludwig, M E ^b   Auman, H J ^a   Crawford, R ^a   Tilliti, D E ^c   Kubiak, T J ^d   Best, D A ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SERE Group Ltd ^*  (United States)

^c Jackson Field Research Station   (United States)

^d U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 0028212475     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1994.1016     Document Type: Article

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