Mercury contamination in idaho bald eagles, haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 698-702

  Bechard, Marc J ^a   Perkins, Dusty N ^a   Kaltenecker, Gregory S ^a   Alsup, Steve ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bald eagle; Haliaeetis leucocephalus; Idaho; Mercury contamination

Indexed keywords

BALD EAGLE; BALD EAGLES; BIRD FEATHERS; CONCENTRATION OF; DRY WEIGHT; HALIAEETIS LEUCOCEPHALUS; IDAHO; IDAHO , USA; MERCURY CONTAMINATION;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; CONTAMINATION; LEAD; SELENIUM;

MERCURY (METAL);

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAGLE; FEATHER; MERCURIALISM; NONHUMAN; POLLEN; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; EAGLES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEATHERS; IDAHO; MERCURY;

ACCIPITRIDAE; AVES; HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS;

EID: 70349962983     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9848-8     Document Type: Article

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