Avian mortality at oil pits in the United States: A review of the problem and efforts for its solution

Environmental Management

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 532-544

  Trail, Pepper W ^a  

^a US Fish and Wildlife National Forensics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird mortality; Contaminants; E P wastes; Forensics; Law enforcement; Migratory Bird Treaty Act; Oil; Petroleum; Pollution; RCRA

Indexed keywords

BIRD MORTALITY; FORENSICS; MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT; RCRA;

BIODIVERSITY; CONTAMINATION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLUIDS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; WASTES;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

BIRD; MORTALITY; OIL POLLUTION;

BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOWL; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; REVIEW; TANK; TAXONOMY; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LEGISLATION; LEGISLATION AS TOPIC; PETROLEUM; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES;

EID: 33748957176     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-005-0201-7     Document Type: Review

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