Evaluating cleansing effects on trace elements and stable isotope values in feathers of oiled birds

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 223-227

  Valladares, Sonia ^a   Moreno, Rocío ^a   Jover, Lluis ^a   Sanpera, Carola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Feather cleaning; Feathers; Oil spill; Stable isotopes; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; COPPER; DELTA CARBON 13; DELTA NITROGEN 15; HEXANE; LEAD; MERCURY; NITROGEN 15; OIL; SELENIUM; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACE ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

BIOMONITORING; FEATHER; OIL SPILL; SEABIRD; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; FEATHER; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YELLOW LEGGED GULL;

ANIMALS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHARADRIIFORMES; DETERGENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FEATHERS; HEXANES; METALS, HEAVY; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PETROLEUM; SELENIUM; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SOLVENTS; SPAIN;

AVES; LARUS MICHAHELLIS;

EID: 77249086618     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-009-0407-1     Document Type: Article

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