Contaminants in ospreys from the Pacific Northwest: II. Organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, and mercury, 1991-1997

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 93-106

  Elliott, J E ^a   Machmer, M M ^b   Wilson, L K ^a   Henny, C J ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Pandion Ecological Research   (Canada)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; MERCURY; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; RIVER WATER;

ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; CANADA; CHLORINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PANDION; PANDION HALIAETUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033991674     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002449910012     Document Type: Article

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