An atlas of contaminants in the eggs of fish-eating colonial birds of the Great Lakes (1993-1997). Volume I, Accounts by location / C. Pekarik ... [et al.]. : CW69-5/321E-PDF
"During 1993-97, Canadian Wildlife Service (Ontario Region) collected 1252 eggs from 32 sites. Four species of fish-eating colonial waterbirds were sampled:Double-crested Connorant (Phalacrocorax auritus); Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus); Herring Gull (Larus argentatus); Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis). The purpose was to measure the levels of the following compounds: organochlorine pesticides; chlorinated benzenes; polychlorinated biphenyls; dioxins and furans; lipid and moisture. ... The data from 1993-97 are summarized in two volumes. Volume I contains contaminant data for all (4) species summarized by location, and non-coplanar PCB data for Herring Gull eggs from 14 annual monitoring colonies. Volume II [see CW69-5/322E-PDF] contains contaminant data for all (4) species summarized by compound"--Exec. summary, p.i.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environment Canada. Canadian Wildlife Service. Ontario Region. |
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| Title | An atlas of contaminants in the eggs of fish-eating colonial birds of the Great Lakes (1993-1997). Volume I, Accounts by location / C. Pekarik ... [et al.]. |
| Series title | Technical report series ; no. 321 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Other formats | Paper-[English] |
| Note(s) | Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. Incorrect catalogue number (CW69-5/287E) copied in this electronic publication. Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-245). Issued also in print format. Includes executive summary in French. |
| Publishing information | Downsview, Ont. : Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario Region, c1998. |
| Author / Contributor | Pekarik, C. |
| Description | vii, 245 p. : maps, charts |
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| Subject terms | Aquatic birds Pollutants |
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