Lead exposure of waterfowl ingesting Coeur d'Alene River Basin sediments

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1533-1538

  Beyer, W Nelson ^a   Audet, Daniel J ^b   Morton, Anna ^a   Campbell, Julie K ^b   LeCaptain, Leonard ^c  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^c US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD; SEDIMENTS; WETLANDS;

WATERFOWLS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

LEAD;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FOWL; LEAD POISONING; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ARIAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; BRANTA CANADENSIS; CYGNUS COLUMBIANUS;

EID: 0032213819     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1998.00472425002700060033x     Document Type: Article

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