An epizootic of common loons in coastal waters of North Carolina: Concentrations of elemental contaminants and results of necropsies

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 205-209

  Augspurger, Tom ^a   Franson, J C ^b   Converse, Kathryn A ^b   Spitzer, Paul R ^c   Miller, Erica A ^d  

^a Ecological Services   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

^d Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter   (United States)

Author keywords

Common loon; Epizootic; Gavia immer; Mercury; Selenium

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BIOACCUMULATION; CARCASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EPIZOOTIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0031908750     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1998)017<0205:AEOCLI>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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