Metals in feathers of black-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) chicks from the New York Harbor Estuary

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 157-165

  Padula, V ^a,f,h   Burger, J ^b,c   Newman, S H ^a,d,e   Elbin, S ^b,g   Jeitner, C ^b,c  

^a ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^e WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^g New York City Audubon Society   (United States)

^h NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; METAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FEATHER; HEAVY METAL; PCB; POLLUTION EFFECT; POPULATION DECLINE; WADER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHICK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTUARY; FEATHER; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); NONHUMAN; NYCTICORAX NYCTICORAX; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; BIRDS; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEATHERS; LEAD; MERCURY; METALS; NEW YORK CITY; TIME; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WETLANDS;

NEW YORK HARBOR; UNITED STATES;

ANSER; ARDEIDAE; AVES; NYCTICORAX NYCTICORAX;

EID: 77954562835     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-009-9427-3     Document Type: Article

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