Ecological risk assessment in a large river-reservoir: 5. Aerial insectivorous wildlife

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 621-627

  Baron, Lisa A ^a,b   Sample, Bradley E ^a   Suter II, Glenn W ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b McLaren and Hart Inc USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial insectivores; Ecological risk assessment; Mercury; Monte Carlo; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

AROCLOR; ARSENIC; LEAD; MERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; ZINC;

INSECTIVORE; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION EFFECT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; INSECTIVORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESERVOIR; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

CLINCH RIVER; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; MYOTIS GRISESCENS; MYOTIS LUCIFUGUS; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; STELGIDOPTERYX;

EID: 0033058699     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620180406     Document Type: Article

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