The effect of pulp and paper mill effluent on an insectivorous bird, the tree swallow

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 237-251

  Wayland, Mark ^a   Trudeau, Suzanne ^a   Marchant, Tracy ^b   Parker, Dale ^c   Hobson, Keith A ^a,b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c Aquatax Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Pulp mills; Riparian wildlife; Tree swallows

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT;

BIRD; EFFLUENT; INSECTIVORE; POLLUTION EFFECT; REPRODUCTION; RIPARIAN FOREST;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CATERING SERVICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PAPER INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULP MILL; WATER POLLUTION; WILDLIFE;

CANADA;

EID: 0031683881     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008942929560     Document Type: Article

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