Accumulation and maternal transfer of polychlorinated biphenyls in snapping turtles of the Upper Hudson River, New York, USA

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2565-2574

  Kelly, Shannon M ^a   Eisenreich, Karen M ^a   Baker, Joel E ^a   Rowe, Christopher L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eggs; General electric; Persistent contaminants; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CONTAMINATION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; RIVERS;

BODY BURDENS; BODY SIZES; CONTAMINATED AREAS; EGGS; FIELD STUDIES; GENERAL ELECTRIC; HUDSON RIVERS; MATERNAL TRANSFERS; NEW YORK , USA; PCB CONCENTRATIONS; PERSISTENT CONTAMINANTS; REPTILES; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENTS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISMS; STANDARD ERRORS; WET WEIGHTS; WHOLE BLOODS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD; BODY SIZE; EGG; MORPHOLOGY; PCB; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; TURTLE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD; BODY BURDEN; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; FEMALE; FIELD STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PENIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOXICOKINETICS; TURTLE; UNITED STATES; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; NEW YORK; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; QUALITY CONTROL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TURTLES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

HUDSON RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CHELYDRA SERPENTINA; CHELYDRIDAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 57649124274     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/08-098.1     Document Type: Article

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