Arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, manganese, mercury, and selenium in feathers of Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) and Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) from Prince William Sound, Alaska

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 398, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 20-25

  Burger, Joanna ^a,b,c   Gochfeld, Michael ^b,c,d   Sullivan, Kelsey ^e,f   Irons, David ^e   McKnight, Aly ^f  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Age related; Alaska; Arsenic; Black oystercatcher; Black legged kittiwake; Cadmium; Chromium; Lead; Manganese; Mercury; Metals; Oil; Prince William Sound

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY (METAL);

BLACK OYSTERCATCHER; BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; SELENIUM;

ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; FEATHER; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EFFECT; SEABIRD; SELENIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEATHER; HAEMATOPUS BACHMANI; HEAVY METAL POISONING; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISSA TRIDACTYLA; SEABIRD; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; ANIMALS; ARSENIC; CHARADRIIFORMES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEATHERS; METALS, HEAVY;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; SHOUP BAY; UNITED STATES;

AVES; HAEMATOPODIDAE; HAEMATOPUS BACHMANI; LARUS; RISSA TRIDACTYLA;

EID: 44149091419     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.02.051     Document Type: Article

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