Assessment of maternal contaminant burden by analysis of snapping turtle eggs

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 950-961

  Pagano, J J ^a   Rosenbaum, P A ^a   Roberts, R N ^a   Sumner, G M ^a   Williamson, L V ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; DDE; Eggs; HCB; Mirex; PCBs; Turtle

Indexed keywords

CHELYDRA; CHELYDRA SERPENTINA; CHELYDRA SERPENTINA SERPENTINA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033512278     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(99)70792-6     Document Type: Article

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