Persistent organochlorine residues in livers of six species of ciconiiformes (aves) from Spain

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

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 671-679

  Pique E ^a   Mateo, R ^b   Fernandez Fernandez D ^a   Guitart, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Grey heron; Little egret; Livers; p,p DDE; PCBs; White stork

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; HEALTH CARE; PESTICIDES;

GREY HERON; LITTLE EGRET; LIVERS; P,P′-DDE; WHITE STORK;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; ALDRIN; BETA HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; HEPTACHLOR; HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; LINDANE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; RIVER WATER;

BIRD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; ORGANOCHLORINE; PCB; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; SAMPLING;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT QUALITY; LIVER; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; SPAIN; WATER CONTAMINATION; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; LIVER; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; SPAIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CATALONIA; EBRO DELTA; EURASIA; EUROPE; MADRID [SPAIN]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TARRAGONA [CATALONIA];

ARDEA CINEREA; AVES; BUBULCUS IBIS; CICONIA CICONIA; CICONIIFORMES; EGRETTA GARZETTA; PLEGADIS FALCINELLUS;

EID: 33745350909     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: 15324109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601230600701833     Document Type: Article

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