Contamination and biomarkers in the great blue heron, an indicator of the state of the St. Lawrence River

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-96

  Champoux, Louise ^a   Rodrigue, Jean ^a   Trudeau, Suzanne ^b   Boily, Monique H ^c   Spear, Philip A ^c   Hontela, Alice ^d  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contaminants; Great blue heron; St. Lawrence River; Thyroid hormones; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; ALPHA HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; BETA CAROTENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIOTHYRONINE; MERCURY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; RETINOID; RETINOL; RETINOL PALMITATE;

BIOMARKER; PCB; WADER;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIRD; BLOOD LEVEL; BREEDING; CANADA; EGG; ESTUARY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH STATUS; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SEA POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; BETA CAROTENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIRDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEATHERS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; MERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; QUEBEC; RIVERS; VITAMIN A; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZYGOTE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER;

ARDEA HERODIAS; ARDEIDAE; AVES;

EID: 33644852196     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-005-0043-3     Document Type: Article

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