Osprey: Worldwide sentinel species for assessing and monitoring environmental contamination in rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and estuaries

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part B: Critical Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-44

  Grove, Robert A ^a   Henny, Charles J ^a   Kaiser, James L ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD; MERCURY; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; MEXICO; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OSPREY; POLLUTION MONITORING; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPECIES HABITAT; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FALCONIFORMES; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; WATER POLLUTANTS;

AVES; HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS; PANDION HALIAETUS;

EID: 58149162824     PISSN: 10937404     EISSN: 15216950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10937400802545078     Document Type: Review

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