Monitoring bioaccumulation of contaminants in the belted kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-165

  Baron, Lisa A ^a   Ashwood, Tom L ^b   Sample, Bradley E ^b   Welsh, Christopher ^c  

^a McLaren and Hart Inc USA   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Belted kingfishers; Bioaccumulation; Ecological risk; Survey methods

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING;

CADMIUM; CESIUM; CONTAMINATION; ECOLOGY; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); RADIOISOTOPES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELENIUM; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CADMIUM; CESIUM; LEAD; MERCURY; SELENIUM; TRACE METAL;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; HEAVY METAL; RADIONUCLIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIOACCUMULATION; BIRD; BODY BURDEN; EGG; EGG SHELL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEATHER; NONHUMAN; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

USA, TENNESSEE, OAK RIDGE RESERVATION;

ALCEDINIDAE; ANIMALIA; AVES; CERYLE ALCYON; QUERCUS;

EID: 0031239485     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005812131961     Document Type: Article

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