Levels of persistent organochlorine residues in eggs of greater flamingos from the Guadalquivir marshes (Doñana), Spain

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 753-760

  Guitart, Raimon ^a   Clavero, Raquel ^a   Mateo, Rafael ^a   Máñez, Manuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eggs; Eggshell thinning; Organochlorine residues; p,p DDE; Phoenicopterus ruber; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; METABOLITES; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

EGGS; EGGSHELL THINING; ORGANOCHLORINE RESIDUES; P,P′DDE; PHOENICOPTERUS RUBER;

MICROORGANISMS;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; ALDRIN; CHLORPHENOTANE; HEPTACHLOR; HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

EGGSHELL; ORGANOCHLORINE; PERSISTENCE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; WADER;

ARTICLE; BIRD; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EGG; EGG SHELL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLAMINGO; NONHUMAN; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; EGGS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANDALUCIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GUADALQUIVIR BASIN; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

PHOENICOPTERIDAE; PHOENICOPTERUS; PHOENICOPTERUS RUBER;

EID: 24944509596     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601230500189394     Document Type: Article

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