Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) levels in peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) eggs from California correlate with diet and human population density

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 5248-5255

  Newsome, Seth D ^a   Park, June Soo ^b   Henry, Bill W ^c   Holden, Arthur ^b   Fogel, Marilyn L ^d   Linthicum, Janet ^c   Chu, Vivian ^b   Hooper, Kim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY BURDEN; CALIFORNIA; EXPOSURE PATHWAYS; HUMAN POPULATION; INDUSTRIAL FLAMES; ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS; PEREGRINE FALCON; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; POTENTIAL RISKS; STABLE CARBON;

ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; ISOTOPES; NUTRITION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYACRYLATES;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

CARBON; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPE; NITROGEN; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

BIOACCUMULATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONSERVATION STATUS; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PBDE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; DIET; EGG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FALCO PEREGRINUS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WATER SUPPLY; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CARBON ISOTOPES; DEUTERIUM; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FALCONIFORMES; FLAME RETARDANTS; GEOGRAPHY; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; POPULATION DENSITY;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

FALCO PEREGRINUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954265711     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es100658e     Document Type: Article

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