Persistence of high lead concentrations and associated effects in tundra swans captured near a mining and smelting complex in northern Idaho

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 125-132

  Blus, Lawrence J ^a   Henny, Charles J ^a   Hoffman, David J ^b   Sileo, Lou ^c   Audet, Daniel J ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^d US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Idaho; Lead poisoning; Mining; Mortality; Tundra swan

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; HYDROLYASE; LEAD;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; AUTOPSY; BIRD; ENZYME INHIBITION; HEMATOCRIT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MINING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SMELTER; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION;

EID: 0032884832     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008918819661     Document Type: Article

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