Toxicity of Anacostia River, Washington, DC, USA, sediment fed to mute swans (Cygnus olor)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 731-735

  Beyer, W Nelson ^a   Day, Daniel ^a   Melancon, Mark J ^a   Sileo, Louis ^b  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Metals; Monooxygenase; Organics; Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; RIVER WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIRD; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INGESTION; LEAD POISONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION;

CYGNUS OLOR;

EID: 0034002205     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620190327     Document Type: Article

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