Polychlorinated biphenyls and chlorinated pesticides in southern Ontario, Canada, green frogs

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2258-2263

  Russell, Ronald W ^a   Gillan, Katherine A ^b   Haffner, G Douglas ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphibian declines; Pesticides; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Southern Ontario

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CHLORPHENOTANE; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

DDE; DDT; GREEN FROG; ORGANOCHLORINE; PCBS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FROG; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CANADA, ONTARIO, ANCASTER; CANADA, ONTARIO, HILLMAN MARSH;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA CLAMITANS;

EID: 0030799277     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1997)016<2258:PBACPI>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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