Organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, metals, and trace elements in waterbird eggs, Salton Sea, California, 2004

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 604, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 137-149

  Henny, Charles J ^a   Anderson, Thomas W ^b   Crayon, John J ^c  

^a FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Salton Sea Authority   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

American avocet; Black crowned night heron; Black necked stilt; DDE; Great egret; Salton Sea; Selenium

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; IMPURITIES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENTS;

OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES;

PESTICIDES;

BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DDE; EGG; INFLOW; METAL; ORGANOCHLORINE; PCB; PESTICIDE; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; WATERFOWL;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SALTON SEA; UNITED STATES;

ARDEA ALBA; ARDEIDAE; AVES; EGRETTA THULA; HIMANTOPUS MEXICANUS; NYCTICORAX; NYCTICORAX NYCTICORAX; OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; RECURVIROSTRA AMERICANA; TILAPIA;

EID: 41049108825     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-008-9320-5     Document Type: Article

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