Lead levels in exposed herring gulls: Differences in the field and laboratory

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 193-202

  Burger, Joanna ^a   Shukla, Tara ^b   Benson, Tom ^c   Gochfeld, Michael ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

animal models; bioindicators; field vs. laboratory extrapolation; herring gull; Larus argentatus; lead; neurobehavioral development

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BIRD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEATHER; LABORATORY; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEATHERS; FEMALE; LEAD; MALE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CLUPEA HARENGUS; LARUS ARGENTATUS;

EID: 0030958827     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074823379701300206     Document Type: Article

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