Lead in the tissues of terrestrial raptors in southern Ontario, Canada, 1995-2001

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 391, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 96-103

  Martin, Pamela A ^a   Campbell, Douglas ^b   Hughes, Kimberley ^b   McDaniel, Tana ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Great horned owl; Lead; Red tailed hawk; Terrestrial raptors; Turkey vulture

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; TISSUE;

GREAT-HORNED OWL; RED-TAILED HAWK; TERRESTRIAL RAPTORS; TURKEY VULTURE;

LEAD;

LEAD;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOACCUMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LEAD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAWK; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING CAPACITY; LIVER EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPTOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMERUS; KIDNEY; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; LIVER; MALE; ONTARIO; RAPTORS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

AVES; BUBO VIRGINIANUS; BUTEO JAMAICENSIS; CATHARTES; CIRCUS CYANEUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 37549069933     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.11.012     Document Type: Article

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