Temporal biomarker responses in wild passerine birds exposed to pesticide spray drift

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2118-2124

  Cordi, Britt ^a,b   Fossi, Cristina ^c   Depledge, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbamates; Nondestructive biomarkers; Organophosphates; Passerine birds; Serum esterases

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBAMATE PESTICIDE; CARBOXYLESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE; DIMETHOATE; ESTERASE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

BIOMARKER; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; GREAT TIT; INSECTICIDE; SPRAY DRIFT;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH RETARDATION; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030867345     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1997)016<2118:TBRIWP>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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