Second generation anticoagulant rodenticides in predatory birds: Probabilistic characterisation of toxic liver concentrations and implications for predatory bird populations in Canada

Environment International

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 914-920

  Thomas, Philippe J ^a   Mineau, Pierre ^a   Shore, Richard F ^b   Champoux, Louise ^a   Martin, Pamela A ^a   Wilson, Laurie K ^a   Fitzgerald, Guy ^c   Elliott, John E ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anticoagulant rodenticide; Exposure; Liver residues; Rodent; Toxicity threshold

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDES; PROBABILITY; RAT CONTROL; RISK PERCEPTION; TOXICITY;

ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDE; EXPOSURE; LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; PREDATORY BIRDS; PROBABILITY CURVES; PROBABILITY ESTIMATE; RODENT; SECOND GENERATION;

BIRDS;

RODENTICIDE;

PESTICIDE; POISONING; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREDATOR; RODENT; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAWK; LIVER; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OWL; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

AVES; BUBO VIRGINIANUS; BUTEO JAMAICENSIS; RAPTORES; RODENTIA;

EID: 79955586129     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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