Effects of local point source polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination on bone mineral density in deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 407, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 5050-5055

  Johnson, Kelly E ^a   Knopper, Loren D ^b   Schneider, David C ^c   Ollson, Christopher A ^d   Reimer, Ken J ^e  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Jacques Whitford Ltd   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^d STANTEC CONSULTING LTD   (Canada)

^e ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Deer mouse; Labrador; Local sources; PCBs

Indexed keywords

BONE MINERAL DENSITY; DEER MOUSE; LABRADOR; LOCAL SOURCES; PCBS;

BEACHES; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; CONTAMINATION; HEALTH RISKS; MINERALS; MINING; PRINTED CIRCUITS; SILICATE MINERALS; SOIL POLLUTION;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOMARKER; BONE; OSTEOLOGY; PCB; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RODENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PEROMYSCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SOIL POLLUTION; WILDLIFE;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY; PEROMYSCUS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

CANADA; LABRADOR; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA;

MUS; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS;

EID: 67650963690     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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