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Reserve Pits: Mortality Risks to Birds 2009.
A reserve pit is an earthen pit excavated adjacent to a drilling rig and is commonly used for the disposal of drilling muds and fluids in natural gas or oil fields. If the reserve pit contains oil or oil-based products (i.e. ...
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Migratory Bird Mortality in Oilfield Wastewater Disposal Facilities 2009.
Commercial and centralized oil field wastewater disposal facilities (COWDFs), pose a significant risk to migratory birds and other wildlife because they use large evaporation ponds (either passive or with aeration) to dispose...
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After Action Report: Barge DM932 Oil Spill, Mississippi River, New Orleans, Louisiana 2009.
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Assessment of contaminant exposure and effects on Ospreys nesting along the Lower Duwamish River, Washington, 2006-07 2009.
We evaluated the effects of contaminants on osprey (Pandion haliaetus) nesting along the lower Duwamish River (LDR), Washington, and used the upper reach of the Willamette River (WR), Oregon, as a reference site. Osprey eggs ...
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Chemical Contaminants, Pathogen Exposure and General Health Status of Live and Beach-Cast Washington Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) 2009.
Analyses of blood and liver samples from live captured sea otters and liver samples from beach-cast sea otter carcasses off the remote Washington coast indicate relatively low exposure to contaminants, but suggest that even a...
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Intersex Fish: Endocrine disruption in smallmouth bass 2009.
Since 2003, scientists at the U.S.
Geological Surveyﾒs National Fish
Health Research Laboratory
(NFHRL) in Kearneysville, WV have
been evaluating the reproductive
health of smallmouth bass in the upper
Potomac River and...
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Using the Sediment Quality Triad to characterize baseline conditions in the Anacostia River, Washington, DC, USA 2009. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
The Sediment Quality Triad (SQT) consists of complementary measures of sediment chemistry, benthic community structure, and sediment toxicity. We applied the SQT at 20 stations in the tidal portion of the Anacostia River from...
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Endangered species and Migratory Bird Treaty Act considerations in rodenticide registration and use.: Proceedings of the Twelfth Wildlife Damage Management Conference. 2008.
April 9-12, 2007. Corpus Christi, Texas...
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Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Eggs from the Northeastern U.S. 2008.
Peregrine falcon eggs from nests in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont were analyzed for polybrominanted diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). Eggs were collected from 1996 to 2006, excluding 1997 ...
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Trace Elements and Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the Aquatic Bird Food Chain Of Process Water Evaporation Ponds at the Little America Refinery, Casper, Wyoming 2008.
This study determined the nature and extent of trace elements, metals, and petroleum hydrocarbons in evaporation ponds used for the disposal of process water from Sinclair Oil Corporation's LARCO oil refinery in Evansville, W...
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Embryo Toxicity of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo- p- Dioxin to the Wood Duck ( Aix sponsa ) 2008.
We examined the sensitivity of the wood duck (Aix sponsa) embryo to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) by injecting the toxicant into their eggs. ...
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Accumulation of Environmental Contaminants in Wood Duck ( Aix sponsa ) Eggs, with Emphasis on Polychlorinated Dibenzo- p -Dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans 2008. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
We measured polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides, and mercury in wood duck (Aix sponsa) eggs collected near a North Caro...
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INFLUENCE OF pH ON THE ACUTE TOXICITY OF AMMONIA TO JUVENILE FRESHWATER MUSSELS (FATMUCKET, LAMPSILIS SILIQUOIDEA) 2008.
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the influence of pH on the toxicity of ammonia to juvenile freshwater mussels. ...
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Differential exposure, duration, and sensitivity of Unionoidean bivalve life stages to environmental contaminants. 2008.
Freshwater mussels (superfamily Unionoidea) are in serious global decline and in urgent need of protection and conservation. The declines have been attributed to a wide array of human activities resulting in pollution and wat...
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Intra- and inter-laboratory variability in acute toxicity tests with glochidia and juvenile mussels. 2008. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
The present study evaluated the performance and variability in acute toxicity tests with glochidia and newly transformed juvenile mussels using the standard methods outlined in American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM...
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Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Wood Frogs (Rana Sylvatica) from three National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska, USA. 2008. Herpetological Review
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Road Proximity Increases Risk of Skeletal Abnormalities in Wood Frogs from National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska 2008. Environmental Health Perspectives
Skeletal and eye abnormalities in amphibians are not well understood, and they appear to be increasing while global populations decline. Here, we present the first study of amphibian abnormalities in Alaska. In this study we ...
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Environmental Contaminants in Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) from Cove Brook and Two Tributaries of the Sheepscot River 2008.
In July 2006, thirty-six brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) were collected from tributaries of two Maine rivers and used as surrogates for assessing potential contaminant exposure in Atlantic salmon parr. Eighteen trout wer...
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Contaminant assessment of common terns in the Gulf of Maine. 2008.
During the 2004 and 2005 breeding seasons, a total of 50 common tern (Sterna hirundo) eggs and 42 chicks were collected from three Maine offshore islands where chick developmental abnormalities had been previously reported, a...
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Environmental Contaminants in Tern Eggs from Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge and Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge 2008.
Six non-viable common tern (Sterna hirundo) and three roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) eggs were collected from Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Massachusetts and Seal Island NWR in Maine. Eggs were formed into three...
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Trace Elements and Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the Aquatic Bird Food Chain Of Process Water Evaporation Ponds at the Little America Refinery, Casper, Wyoming 2008.
This study determined the nature and extent of trace elements, metals, and petroleum hydrocarbons in evaporation ponds used for the disposal of process water from Sinclair Oil Corporationﾒs LARCO oil refinery in Evansville, W...
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Tumor prevalence in brown bullheads (Ameiurus nebulosus) from the Little Blackwater River, Maryland. 2008.
For further information, please see the contact information for the Chesapeake Bay Field Office. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/contact.html...
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Concentrations of Metals in Blood and Feathers of Nestling Ospreys ( Pandion haliaetus ) in Chesapeake and Delaware Bays 2008. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
In 2000, 2001, and 2002, blood and feather samples were collected from 40ﾖ45-day-old nestling ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) from Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay and River. Concentrations of 18 metals, metalloids, and other elem...
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Pollution Levels Declining in Waterfowl at an Eastern North Carolina Waste Site 2008.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and partners measured pollutants in wood duck (Aix sponsa) eggs collected near a North Carolina paper mill. The mill, on the Roanoke River near Plymouth, is adjacent to one of the Na...
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Mercury concentrations in blood and feathers of prebreeding Forster's terns in relation to space use of San Francisco Bay, California, USA, habitats. 2008. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
We examined mercury concentrations and space use of prebreeding Forster's terns (Sterna forsteri) in San Francisco Bay, California, USA, to assess factors influencing mercury levels in piscivorous birds. In 2005 and 2006, we ...
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Mercury correlations among six tissues for four waterbird species breeding in San Francisco Bay, USA. 2008. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
In Press, Accepted April 6, 2008. No abstract available....
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A General Approach to Modeling Biphasic Relationships 2008. Environmental Science and Technology
Biphasic relationships can be found throughout the sciences, especially in the dose-response relationships of pharmacology, toxicology, agriculture, and nutrition. Accurate modeling of biphasic dose-response is an essential s...
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Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Wood Frogs (Rana Sylvatica) from three National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska, USA. 2008. Herpetological Review
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: Habitat Protection as a Restoration Strategy 2008. Restoration Ecology
Habitat protection is a major component of the Exxon Valdez oil spill restoration process. The acquisition of private lands, or partial interests in private lands, is intended to promote natural recovery of spill-injured reso...
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Bridging the Gap: Contaminants biologists help turn environmental hazards into healthy wetlands. 2007.
Ecological Contaminants biologists help turn environmental hazards into healthy wetlands in the Coeur d'Alene Basin in northern Idaho....
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Protecting and Restoring Marbled Murrelet Habitat 2007.
In 1998, the tanker Command spilled
approximately 3,000 gallons (11,350
liters) of fuel oil from a damaged tank
while en route from San Francisco to
Central America. The spill oiled beaches
along the San Mateo County coa...
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Contaminants in Unexpected Places 2007.
Fish hatcheries are an important
tool in the Fish and Wildlife Service's
efforts to restore threatened and endangered
aquatic species. Unfortunately,
these facilities sometimes face the same
contaminant risks encountered...
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Restoring Whooping Crane Habitat in Texas 2007.
The Fish and Wildlife Service's Corpus
Christi Ecological Services Field Office in
Texas is seeking to restore and preserve
the crane's vital estuarine habitat. Its
most recent success was made possible
through a coopera...
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Mercury Contamination in Waterbirds Breeding in San Francisco Bay 2007.
San Francisco Bay has a legacy of mercury contamination from historical mercury mining
in the Coast Range and gold extraction in the Sierra Nevadas. An estimated 220 million pounds of mercury were mined in the coastal mounta...
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The Lake Apopka Agreement 2007. Endangered Species Bulletin
From November 1998 through early
April 1999, a bird die-off occurred on
the north shore of Lake Apopka, Florida.
The deaths occurred on former farmlands
that had been purchased to reduce
nutrient run-off into the lake by...
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Recommendations for Conducting Cooperative Natural Resource Damage Assessment 2007.
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to state and federal natural resources
trustee agencies (Trustees) and parties responsible for oil spills or other pollution events
(Responsible Parties) on how to: 1) ini...
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The Environmental Contaminants Program 2007. Endangered Species Bulletin
Today, the Service's Environmental
Contaminants Program includes contaminants
specialists stationed at more than
75 locations around the country. These
scientists are on the front lines in the
fight against pollution. Th...
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Alaskans are "Pulling Together" 2007. Endangered Species Bulletin
When we hear about "invaders,"
we often imagine the danger these
interlopers pose is obvious and immediate.
However, newly introduced species
may not become invasive for decades
after they arrive. In 1993, biologist W.R....
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Developing Barriers to Biological Invasions 2007. Endangered Species Bulletin
The pathways used by non-native
species are not always obvious. Many
problematic species, diseases, and
parasites have been transferred to new
locations as undetected (and unplanned)
hitchhikers. Unintended introductions...
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Clearing the Water for Mussels 2007. Endangered Species Bulletin
In cooperation with our partners, the
Fish and Wildlife Service's Environmental
Contaminants Program provides the
science needed to improve water quality
for restoring freshwater mussels - our
Nation's largest group of t...
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Water Sediment Quality Survey of Threatened and Endangered Freshwater Mussel Habitat in the Chipola River Basin, Florida. 2007.
Reduced habitat quality may be contributing to the decline of freshwater mussels
in southeastern rivers. As part of an ongoing evaluation of the quality of freshwater
mussel habitat in Gulf Coastal Rivers, the Chipola River...
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Review of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2006 Abnormal Amphibian Project for the Southeast Region. 2007.
Preliminary screening assessments for abnormal amphibians were initiated on national wildlife refuges (NWRs) in the southeast region in 2000, with additional refuges included in each subsequent year (2001-2006) (Table 1, Figu...
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Assessment of Florida's biological integrity standard in Watson Bayou of the St. Andrew Bay System, Bay County. 2007.
The biological integrity of contaminated sediments in Watson Bayou was evaluated. Results demonstrated the applicability of the biological integrity standard for estuarine systems in the State of Florida and the value of sedi...
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Mercury concentrations and space use of pre-breeding American avocets and black-necked stilts in San Francisco Bay 2007.
We examined factors influencing mercury concentrations in pre-breeding American avocets (Recurvirostra americana) and black-necked stilts (Himantopus mexicanus), the two most abundant breeding shorebirds in San Francisco Bay,...
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Mercury contamination and effects on survival of American avocet and black-necked stilt chicks in San Francisco Bay 2007.
We evaluated whether mercury influenced survival of free-ranging American avocet (Recurvirostra americana) and black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) chicks in San Francisco Bay, California. Using radio telemetry, we radio...
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Editorial: Advances and opportunities in assessing the contaminant sensitivity of freshwater mussel early life stages. 2007. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Acute toxicity of copper, ammonia, and chlorine to glochidia and juveniles of freshwater mussels (Unionidae). 2007. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
The objective of the present study was to determine acute toxicity of copper, ammonia, or chlorine to larval (glochidia) and juvenile mussels using the recently published American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Stan...
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Chronic toxicity of copper and ammonia to juvenile mussels (Unionidae) 2007. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
The objectives of the present study were to develop methods for conducting chronic toxicity tests with juvenile mussels under flow-through conditions and to determine the chronic toxicity of copper and ammonia to juvenile mus...
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An evaluation of freshwater mussel toxicity data in the derivation of water quality guidance and standards for copper. 2007. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
The state of Oklahoma has designated several areas as freshwater mussel sanctuaries in an attempt to provide freshwater mussel species a degree of protection and to facilitate their reproduction. We evaluated the protection a...
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Contaminant Sensitivity of Freshwater Mussels: Risk assessment of water quality in three North Carolina streams supporting federally-endangered freshwater mussels. 2007. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Water quality data were collected from three drainages supporting the endangered Carolina heelsplitter (Lasmigona decorata) and dwarf wedgemussel (Alasmidonta heterodon) to determine the potential for impaired water quality t...
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Natural Resources Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for AT&SF (Clovis) New Mexico Superfund Site - FINAL 2007.
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Final Wildlife Habitat Restoration Plan for the AT&SF Tie- Treater Superfund Site, New Mexico 2007.
The New Mexico Natural Resources Trustee, acting through the New Mexico
Office of Natural Resources Trustee (ONRT) and the U.S. Department of Interior
(DOI), acting through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Servi...
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Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge Contaminant Assessment. 2007.
The purpose of the Contaminant Assessment Process is to compile and summarize known past, present, and potential contaminant issues on National Wildlife Refuges. This report documents contaminant issues on the Tetlin National...
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Benthic macroinvertebrate community comparison of four streams in the Juneau, Alaska, area. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Juneau Field Office 2007.
A benthic macroinvertebrate bioassessment was completed in 1995 for Steep, Salmon, Gold and Sheep creeks in Juneau, Alaska. This survey was completed to examine any differences in stream benthic communities....
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in Stellerﾒs eiders (Polysticta stelleri) and harlequin ducks (Histronicus histronicus) in the Eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA. 2007. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Seaducks may be affected by harmful levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) at seaports near the Arctic. ...
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Contaminant assessment of white suckers in eight DPS Atlantic salmon rivers. 2007.
White suckers (Catostomus commersoni) were collected for tissue residue analyses between 2003 and 2006 from the West Branch of the Sheepscot River, Ducktrap River, Cove Brook, Narraguagus River, Pleasant River, Machias River,...
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Lead Shot Availability to Birds Using the North Platte River Near a Trap and Skeet Range 2007.
A trap and skeet shooting range gun club is located on the North Platte River, below the Guernsey Reservoir in Wyoming. In 1999, we obtained sediment samples to determine if lead shot from shooting activities was present and ...
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Investigation of abnormalities in frogs on Region 5 National Wildlife Refuges: 2006 year-end report 2007.
For further information, please see the contact information for the Chesapeake Bay Field Office. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/contact.html...
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Investigation of abnormalities in frogs on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. 2007.
For further information, please see the contact information for the Chesapeake Bay Field Office. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/contact.html...
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Potential Hazards of Environmental Contaminants to Avifauna Residing in the Chesapeake Bay Estuary 2007.
A search of the Contaminant Exposure and Effects-Terrestrial Vertebrates (CEE-TV) database revealed that 70% of the 839 Chesapeake Bay records deal with avian species. Studies conducted on waterbirds in the past 15 years indi...
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AVIAN CONSUMPTION AND USE OF CONTAMINATED WATER SOURCES: TOXICOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS OF EXPOSURE, EFFECTS AND SUSCEPTIBILITY.: Final Report - Part I 2007.
Introduction: Availability of clean water sources is critical to the daily survival of wild bird species, while migratory species are dependent on water sources as they labor to reach their wintering or breeding grounds. Wate...
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AVIAN CONSUMPTION AND USE OF CONTAMINATED WATER SOURCES: TOXICOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS OF EXPOSURE, EFFECTS AND SUSCEPTIBILITY: Final Report ﾖ Part I - APPENDICES 2007.
APPENDICES. ...
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Editorial: ADVANCES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN ASSESSING CONTAMINANT SENSITIVITY OF FRESHWATER MUSSEL (UNIONIDAE) EARLY LIFE STAGES 2007. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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New Publications Advance Understanding of Freshwater Mussel Sensitivity to Pollutants 2007. Conserving the Nature of America
The October 2007 issue of the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry has a special
section on the pollutant sensitivity of freshwater mussels. Scientists with U.S. Geological Survey
and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servic...
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Contaminants in lesser scaup eggs and blood from Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. 2007. The Condor
Documented declines in Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) populations may be caused by several factors, including reduced reproductive success or survival from exposure to environmental contaminants during winter, migration, or br...
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Benthic macroinvertebrate community comparison of four streams in the Juneau, Alaska, area. 2007.
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Trace Element Concentrations in Livers of Polar Bears from Two Populations in Northern and Western Alaska. 2007. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Concentrations of 20 trace elements (V, Cr, Mn, Co, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Mo, Ag, Cd, In, Sn, Sb, Cs, Ba, Hg, Tl, Pb, and Bi) were measured in livers of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) collected from Northern and Western Alaska from ...
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Influence of water quality and associated contaminants on survival and growth of the endangered Cape Fear shiner. 2006. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
The Cape Fear shiner (Notropis mekistocholas) is a recently described cyprinid species endemic to the Cape Fear River Basin of North Carolina, USA. Only five populations of the fish remain; thus, it is listed as endangered by...
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Recommended Water Quality for Federally Listed Species in Texas. 2006.
This technical report is an assessment of water quality requirements for aquatic species and aquatic-dependent
species (e.g., shore birds) that have been listed (or proposed for listing) in Texas as threatened
or endangered...
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Brominated Flame Retardants in Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) from Alaska, the Canadian Arctic, East Greenland, and Svalbard 2006.
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were determined in adipose tissue of adult and subadult female polar bears sampled between 1999 and 2002 from sub-populations in Arctic Canada, eastern Greenland, and Svalbard, and in ma...
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Rana sylvatica (wood frog). Chytridiomycosis 2006. Herpetological Review
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Mercury levels in seabirds in the Gulf of Maine. 2006.
We conducted a pilot study to screen mercury (Hg) levels in Gulf of Maine seabirds in an effort to determine which species are most at risk, are the most appropriate bioindicators, and to refine sampling methods. From 13 Gulf...
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Environmental contaminants in an osprey egg from Upper Richardson Lake, Maine. 2006.
On July 19, 2003 an addled osprey (Pandion haliaetus) egg was collected from a nest at the northern end of Upper Richardson Lake in western Maine. The egg was analyzed by the USFWS for organochlorine compounds and trace elem...
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Investigation of contaminant effects on frog development at Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Newington, New Hampshire. 2006.
For further information or to obtain a copy of this report, please see the contact information for the Chesapeake Bay Field Office....
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Evaluation of chemical, toxicological, and ecological data for the Tidal Middle Branch of the Patapsco River, Baltimore, Maryland. 2006.
For further information, please see the contact information for the Chesapeake Bay Field Office. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/contact.html...
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Investigation of abnormalities in frogs on Region 5 National Wildlife Refuges: 2005 year-end report. 2006.
For further information, please see the contact information for the Chesapeake Bay Field Office. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/contact.html...
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Department of Biology, University of Salmanca, Salmanca, Spain 2006. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
We exposed larval southern leopard frogs (Rana sphenocephala) to lead-contaminated sediments to determine the lethal and sublethal effects of this metal. Tadpoles were laboratory-raised from early free-swimming stage through ...
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Risk-based monitoring of the Kingman Lake Restored Wetland, Washington, DC. 2006.
For further information, please see the contact information for the Chesapeake Bay Field Office. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/contact.html...
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Nationwide assessment of morphological abnormalities observed in amphibians collected from United States National Wildlife Refuges. 2006.
For further information, please see the contact information for the Chesapeake Bay Field Office. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/contact.html...
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Use of the p,p'-DDD: p,p'-DDE Concentration Ratio to Trace Contaminant Migration from a Hazardous Waste Site. 2006.
For approximately 50 years, beginning in the 1920s, hazardous wastes were disposed in an 11-hectare area of the Marine Corps Base (MCB) Quantico, Virginia, USA known as the Old Landfill. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and D...
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EFFECTS OF SEDIMENT-BOUND ZINC CONTAMINATION ON EARLY LIFE STAGES OF THE MUMMICHOG (FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS L.) IN THE CHRISTINA WATERSHED, DELAWARE, USA 2006. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
During the last century, the Christina River, the major estuarine river system in New Castle County (DE, USA), has received loadings of organic and inorganic chemicals, primarily from manufacturing facilities. Among the most ...
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Tumor Prevalence in Mummichogs from the Delaware Estuary Watershed 2006.
Mummichogs Fundulus heteroclitus were collected in 2002ﾖ2004 from six locations within the Delaware Estuary watershed and examined histopathologically. The objective was to compare the prevalence of skin and liver tumors in f...
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Effect of piperonyl butoxide on permethrin toxicity in the amphipod Hyalella azteca 2006. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Piperonyl butoxide (PBO) is a synergist of pyrethroid pesticides found in many products for structural pest control, mosquito control, and home and garden uses. Because both PBO and pyrethroid residues potentially co-occur in...
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Concentrations of Environmental Contaminants and Potential Effects on Declining Red-Throated Loon Populations in Alaska: On-Refuge Investigations Sub-Activity, Final Report. 2006.
Copies available from Anchorage Fish & Wildlife Field Office....
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Brominated Flame Retardants in Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) from Alaska, the Canadian Arctic, East Greenland, and Svalbard 2006. Environmental Science and Technology
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were determined in adipose tissue of adult and subadult female polar bears sampled between 1999 and 2002 from sub-populations in Arctic Canada, eastern Greenland, and Svalbard, and in ma...
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Temporal Trends of Perfluoroalkyl Contaminants in Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) from Two Locations in the North American Arctic, 1972?2002 2006. Environmental Science and Technology
Perfluoroalkyl substances are globally distributed anthropogenic contaminants. Their production and use have increased dramatically from the early 1980s. While many recent publications have reported concentrations of perfluor...
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Implications of Water and Sediment Quality Distribution for Seagrass Restoration in West Bay of the St. Andrew Bay System. 2005. Florida Scientist
Seagrass losses have been reported for the area of St. Andrew Bay known as West Bay, in Bay County, Florida. Utilizing both field density observations and aerial photography extrapolation for 1953, 1964, 1980, and 1992 images...
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Retrospective Ecotoxicological Data and Current Information Needs for Terrestrial Vertebrates Residing in Coastal Habitat of the United States. 2005. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
The Contaminant Exposure and Effects - Terrestrial Vertebrates (CEE-TV) database was developed to conduct simple searches for ecotoxicological information, examine exposure trends, and identify significant data gaps. The CEE-...
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Tumors in Catfish from the South River, Anne Arundel County, MD 2005.
The brown bullhead (Ameiurus
nebulosus) is a species of catfish that
lives in rivers, lakes, and ponds. In tidal
waters, they can tolerate salinities up
to about 15 parts per thousand (about
half that of the ocean). Bull...
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Using the Sediment Quality Triad to Characterize Toxic Conditions in the Chesapeake Bay (2002): An Assessment of Tidal River Segments in the Bohemia, Elk, Northeast and Severn Rivers 2005.
In 1999, the Chesapeake Bay Program Toxics Subcommittee characterized the tidal tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay for their potential for adverse effects due to chemical contamination. One finding was that, due to a paucity ...
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Tumor Prevalence in Brown Bullheads (Ameiurus nebulosus), from the South River, Anne Arundel County, MD 2005.
The South River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay flowing near Annapolis, Maryland.
In March 2005, brown bullheads were collected in a fyke net set about 1.25 km
downriver of the Route 50 Bridge. A total of 30 brown bull...
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Water and sediment quality integrity survey of threatened and endangered freshwater mussel habitat in the Ochlockonee River basin. 2005.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Freshwater Mussels Recovery Plan (USFWS 2003) called for the evaluation of freshwater mussel habitat in the Ochlockonee River of Florida and Georgia to identify areas with factors ...
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Sediment quality survey of the Choctawhatchee Bay system in the Florida panhandle. 2005.
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Potential impact of Dare County landfills on Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. 2005.
Runoff of leachate from East Lake and Dare County Construction and Demolition Debris landfills has the potential to impact wildlife resources at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, Dare and Hyde Counties, North Carolina...
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Toxicity of fluoride to the endangered unionid mussel, Alasmidonta raveneliana, and surrogate species. 2005.
The Appalacian elktoe (Alasmidonta raveneliana) is a federally-listed endangered unionid mussel whose range once included the Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages, but is now limited to the Tennessee River and its tributa...
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Mercury in bird eggs from coastal Maine. 2005.
Maine's coastal islands and beaches provide important nesting habitat for piping plover (Charadrius melodus), least tern (Sterna antillarum), common tern (Sterna hirundo), Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea), Atlantic puffin (Fra...
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Secondary lead poinsoning in Golden Eagle and Ferruginous Hawk chicks consuming shot Black-tailed Prairie Dogs, Thunder Basin National Grassland, Wyoming. 2005.
Recreational shooting of black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) is a common activity at Thunder Basin National Grassland (TBNG), Wyoming. The prairie dog carcasses left in the area are scavenged by coyotes (Canis la...
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Using the Sediment Triad to characterize toxic conditions in the Chesapeake Bay (2002): An assessment of tidal river segments in the Bohemia, Elk, Northeast, and Severn Rivers. 2005.
For further information, please see the contact information for the Chesapeake Bay Field Office. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/contact.html...
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Investigation of abnormalities in frogs on Region 5 National Wildlife Refuges: 2004 year-end report. 2005.
For further information, please see the contact information for the Chesapeake Bay Field Office. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/contact.html...
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Tumor prevalence in brown bullheads (Ameiurus nebulosus) from the South River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. 2005.
For further information, please see the contact information for the Chesapeake Bay Field Office. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/contact.html...
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Retention of Surgically Implanted Ultrasonic Transmitters in the Brown Bullhead Catfish 2005.
Our objective was to compare the ability of brown bullheads Ameiurus nebulosus to tolerate the implantation of ultrasonic transmitters with different coatings. A total of 14 brown bullheads were surgically implanted with ultr...
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Brown Bullhead as an Indicator Species: Seasonal Movement Patterns and Home Ranges within the Anacostia River, Washington, D.C 2005.
Elevated liver and skin tumor prevalence has been reported in brown bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus from the tidal Anacostia River, Washington, D.C. Movement data are needed to effectively use tumor prevalence as an indicator of ...
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EFFECTS OF CONTAMINANT EXPOSURE ON REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF OSPREYS (PANDION HALIAETUS) NESTING IN DELAWARE RIVER AND BAY, USA 2005. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Despite serious water-quality problems and pollutant loading and retention, Delaware River and Bay (USA) provide important wildlife habitat. In 2002, we conducted a comprehensive evaluation of contaminant exposure and reprodu...
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Assessing Contaminant Sensitivity of Endangered and Threatened Aquatic Species: Part I. Acute Toxicity of Five Chemicals 2005. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Assessment of contaminant impacts to federally identified endangered, threatened and candidate, and state-identified endangered species (collectively referred to as "listed" species) requires understanding of a species' sensi...
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Assessing Contaminant Sensitivity of Endangered and Threatened Aquatic Species: Part III. Effluent Toxicity Tests 2005. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Toxicity tests using standard effluent test procedures described by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency were conducted with Ceriodaphnia dubia, fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas), and seven threatened and endangered (...
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ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF AVIAN VACUOLAR MYELINOPATHY FOR WATERBIRDS 2005.
Attempts were made to reproduce avian vacuolar myelinopathy (AVM) in a number of test animals in order to determine the source of the causative agent for birds and to find a suitable animal model for future studies. Submerged...
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Metals in water, sediments, and fish of the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, 1987-1992. 2005.
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Chlorinated, Brominated, and Perfluorinated Contaminants in Livers of Polar Bears from Alaska 2005. Environmental Science and Technology
The existence of two subpopulations of polar bears in Alaska, the Beaufort Sea and the Chukchi Sea populations, has been documented. In this study, differences in concentrations and profiles of organochlorine pesticides, poly...
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Circumpolar Study of Perfluoroalkyl Contaminants in Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) 2005. Environmental Science and Technology
Perfluoroalkyl substances were determined in liver tissues and blood of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from five locations in the North American Arctic and two locations in the European Arctic. Concentrations of perfluorooctan...
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Chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminants and metabolites in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Alaska, Canada, East Greenland, and Svalbard: 1996-2002 2005. Science of The Total Environment
A suite of chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminants (CHCs) including organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and by-products, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and methyl sulfone (MeSO2) PCB and p,p?-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,...
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Small-scale captive breeding of a euryhaline pipefish. 2004. World Aquaculture
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Tumor Prevalence in Brown Bullheads (Ameiurus nebulosus) from Darby Creek, John Heinz NWR at Tinicum, Philadelphia, PA 2004.
The John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum (JHNWRT) is located along Darby Creek
near its confluence with the Delaware River, south of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA). The
Refuge hosts the largest freshwater tidal ...
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Evaluation of Tumor Prevalence in Mummichogs (Fundulus heteroclitus) from the Delaware Estuary Watershed: Final Report 2004.
Environmental scientists and managers often use tumor surveys with freshwater, estuarine, and
marine fish as indicators of habitat quality. In 2002-2004, we collected mummichogs (Fundulus
heteroclitus, > 70 mm total length,...
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Ecological Risk Assessment For Range 17 (Trap and Skeet Range): Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, Maryland 2004.
Patuxent Research Refuge (PRR) located in Laurel, Maryland (MD). The samples were analyzed for antimony (Sb), arsenic
(As), copper (Cu), and lead (Pb) using a field portable x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer. Antimony, As, a...
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Contaminant Survey of Sunkhaze Stream and Baker Brook: Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Milford, Maine 2004.
In 1993 a screening-level contaminant survey was conducted on Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Elevated levels of Total PCBs were found in Baker Brook sediment samples (0.78 mg/kg dw) and high chromium levels (> 1...
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Could blackbird mortality from avicide DRC-1339 contribute to avain botulism outbreaks in North Dakota? 2004. Wildlife Society Bulletin
Blackbird (family lcteridae) depredation on sunflower (Helianthus annuus) crops in the prairie states of the United States has motivated the proposed use of an avicide, DRC-1339 (3-chloro-4-methylaniline), to decrease their n...
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Tumor Prevalence and Biomarkers of Exposure in Brown Bullhead ( Ameiurus nebulosus) from Back River, Furnace Creek, and Tuckahoe River, Maryland 2004. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Brown bullheads (Ameiurus nebulosus) were collected from 2 locations near Baltimore, Maryland, Back River and Furnace Creek, and 1 (reference) location, Tuckahoe River, to compare the prevalence of tumors (liver and skin) and...
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Contaminant Exposure and Reproductive Success of Ospreys ( Pandion haliaetus) Nesting in Chesapeake Bay Regions of Concern 2004. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
The Chesapeake Bay osprey population has more than doubled in size since restrictions were placed on the production and use of DDT and other toxic organochlorine contaminants in the 1970s. Ospreys are now nesting in the most ...
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Ecological Risk Assessment for the Prime Hook Lead Pellet Site. 2004.
For further information, please see the contact information for the Chesapeake Bay Field Office. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/contact.html...
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Chemical, toxicological, and ecological assessment of two tributaries at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD. 2004.
For further information, please see the contact information for the Chesapeake Bay Field Office. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/contact.html...
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Investigation of abnormalities in frogs on Region 5 National Wildlife Refuges: 2003 year-end report. 2004.
For further information, please see the contact information for the Chesapeake Bay Field Office. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/contact.html...
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Tumor Prevalence in brown bullheads from Darby Creek, John Heinz NWR Philadelphia, PA. 2004.
For further information, please see the contact information for the Chesapeake Bay Field Office. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/contact.html...
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Ecological Risk Assessment for Range 17 (Trap and Skeet Range) Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, MD.: USFWS and USEPA 2004.
For further information, please see the contact information for the Chesapeake Bay Field Office. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/contact.html...
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TUMOR PREVALENCE AND BIOMARKERS OF EXPOSURE AND RESPONSE IN BROWN BULLHEAD (AMEIURUS NEBULOSUS) FROM THE ANACOSTIA RIVER, WASHINGTON, DC AND TUCKAHOE RIVER, MARYLAND, USA 2004. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
We evaluated liver and skin tumor prevalence and biomarkers of exposure and response in brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) from three locations in the Anacostia River (Washington, DC, USA), a Chesapeake Bay region of concern...
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National abnormal amphibian study, FY 2002: National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska, Annual Progress Report. U.S. Fish and Wildlfie Service Technical Report. 2004.
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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National abnormal amphibian study, FY2001: National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska, Annual Progress Report. 2004.
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Concentrations of selected essential and non-essential elements in adult male polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Alaska. 2004.
Copies available from Marine Mammals Management Office....
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PCBs and chlorinated pesticides in adult male polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Alaska. 2004.
Copies available from Marine Mammals Management Office.
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Water Quality Survey Report for Potential Sea Grass Restoration in West Bay of the St. Andrew Bay System in Northwest Florida. 2003.
Seagrass losses have been reported for the area of St. Andrew Bay known as West Bay, in Bay County, Florida. Utilizing both field density observations and aerial photography extrapolation for 1953, 1964, 1980 and 1992 images,...
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Sediment Contamination Survey on St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. 2003. Florida Scientist
A survey was conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to assess habitat quality on the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). Sediment samples were collected at 32 sites within (n = 14) or north (n = 18) of the NWR....
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A survey of dioxin and furan compounds in sediments of Florida Panhandle Bay systems. 2003. Marine Pollution Bulletin
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Evaluation of Endocrine Disrupting Effects in Potomac River Fish 2003.
The Potomac River estuary, the second largest tributary to Chesapeake Bay, is an important
nursery and spawning area for both migratory and resident fish species of commercial and
recreational importance. The objective of t...
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Investigation of Fish Tissue Contaminant Concentrations at Painted Turtle Pond, Occoquan Bay NWR, Woodbridge, VA: Final Report 2003.
Painted Turtle Pond is a 1.1-hectare (2.7-acre) man-made pond located on the Occoquan Bay
National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Woodbridge, Virginia. This 234-hectare (579-acre) refuge is
part of the Potomac River NWR Complex. Th...
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Angler Alert: Fishing Line Can Kill! 2003.
Ospreys are very tolerant of humans and will
fish and nest close to populated communities.
They often line their nests with a variety of
natural and manmade materials. Some of the
manmade materials ospreys pick up include...
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Contaminant Assessment Process Report for Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge 2003.
The Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) program identifies and
evaluates the effects of environmental contaminants on lands and biological resources managed
by the Department of the Interior (DOI). The p...
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Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, Sarcocystis neurona, and Sarcocystis canis-like infections in marine mammals 2003. Veterinary Parasitology
Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, Sarcocystis neurona, and S. canis are related protozoans
that can cause mortality in many species of domestic and wild animals. Recently, T. gondii and S.
neurona were recognized to caus...
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Evaluating the Health of Our National Wildlife Refuges: Amphibian Abnormalities 2003.
Reason for Concern
The Service helps conserve habitat through the National Wildlife Refuge System (Refuges), the worldﾒs largest and most diverse collection of lands set aside specifically for the conservation of wildlife. T...
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Investigation of Frog Abnormalities on National Wildlife Refuges in the Northeast U.S. 2003.
For further information, please see the contact information for the Chesapeake Bay Field Office. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/contact.html...
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Evaluation of the Potential Impact of Water and Sediment from National Wildlife Refuge Sites Using a Modified Frog Embryo Teratogenesis Assay- Xenopus (FETAX) 2003.
Over the past five years, comprehensive annual surveys by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) personnel have identified sites with a high prevalence of abnormal native amphibians. A number of these sites are located within...
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Concentrations of metals in feathers and blood of nestling black-crowned nightherons (Nycticorax nycticorax) in Chesapeake and Delaware Bays. 2003. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Multiple Stressor Effects in Relation to Declining Amphibian Populations: A Wingspread Workshop summary. 2003.
Numerous studies have documented the decline of amphibian populations over the past decade and no single factor has been the linked to these widespread declines. Determining the causes of declining amphibian populations world...
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Determination of Malathion Aerial Drift and Associated Effects to the Endangered Wyoming Toad (Bufo baxteri) Using Surrogate Woodhouse's Toads (Bufo woodhousii) at Mortenson and Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuges and Potential Reintroduction Sites 2003.
The endangered Wyoming toad is confined to Mortenson National Wildlife Refuge in southeast Wyoming. Pesticide aerial drift from mosquito control activities adjacent to the refuge may be partially responsible for the toad's de...
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Multiple stressors and declining amphibian populations: An integrated analysis of cause-effect to support adaptive resource management. 2003.
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Epilogue: Scientific direction, recommendations, and habitat restoration. 2003.
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Evaluation of endocrine disrupting effects in Potomac River fish. 2003.
For further information, please see the contact information for the Chesapeake Bay Field Office. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/contact.html...
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Investigation of abnormalities in frogs on Region 5 National Wildlife Refuges: 2002 year-end report 2003.
For further information, please see the contact information for the Chesapeake Bay Field Office. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/contact.html...
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Evaluating the potential water quality impacts of Animal Feeding Operations on National Wildlife Refuges on the Delmarva Peninsula. 2003.
For further information, please see the contact information for the Chesapeake Bay Field Office. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/contact.html...
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Investigation of fish contaminant concentrations at Painted Turtle Pond, Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Woodbridge, VA. 2003.
For further information, please see the contact information for the Chesapeake Bay Field Office. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/contact.html...
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Assessing the bioavailability of organic contaminants in the Anacostia River using semipermeable membrane devices and filter-feeding clams. 2003.
For further information, please see the contact information for the Chesapeake Bay Field Office. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/contact.html...
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Contaminant monitoring in the Kingman Lake Restored Wetland, Washington, DC. 2003.
For further information, please see the contact information for the Chesapeake Bay Field Office. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/contact.html...
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Methodological refinements in the determination of 146 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), including non-ortho and monoortho substituted PCBs,: and 26 organochlorine pesticides as demonstrated in heron eggs. 2003.
A method for the determination of 146 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), including four non-ortho- and eight mono-ortho-substituted congeners, and 26 chlorinated pesticides is described. The method consists of ultrasonic extra...
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Summary of Natural Resource Damage Assessment Restoration Projects at the Cleveland Mill. 2003.
Located in the headwaters of a small tributary of Little Walnut Creek, 5.5 miles north of Sliver City, in Grant County, New Mexico is the Cleveland Mill Superfund Site. This Site is an abandoned lead, zinc and copper mine an...
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Vacuolar myelinopathy in waterfowl from a North Carolina impoundment. 2003. Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vacuolar myelinopathy was confirmed by light and electron microscopic examination of mallards (Anas platyrhynchos), ring-necked ducks (Aythya collaris), and buffleheads (Bucephala albeola) collected during an epizootic at Lak...
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Water quality guidance for protection of freshwater mussels (Unionidae) from ammonia exposure. 2003. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Ammonia toxicity data for freshwater mussels (Unionidae), a significantly imperiled taxa, were used to derive estimates of concentrations that would not likely be harmful in acute and chronic exposures and to assess the prote...
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Lipophilic organic compounds in lake sediment and American coot (Fulica americana) tissues, both affected and unaffected by avian vacuolar myelinopathy. 2003. Science of The Total Environment
Avian vacuolar myelinopathy (AVM) is a disease of unknown etiology, which has been diagnosed in a variety of birds from surface water reservoirs in the southeastern United States. Pathology suggests a natural or anthropogenic...
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Failure to Transmit Avian Vacuolar Myelinopathy to Mallard Ducks 2003. Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Avian vacuolar myelinopathy (AVM)
is a neurologic disease that has been diagnosed
in free-ranging birds in the southeastern United
States. Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leuocephalus),
American coots (Fulica americana), and
mal...
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Sediment Contamination Survey on St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. 2002.
A survey was conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to assess habitat quality on the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). Sediment samples were collected at 32 sites within (n = 14) or north (n = 18) of the NWR....
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Survey of Dioxin and Furan Compounds in Sediments of Florida Panhandle Bay Systems. 2002.
A sediment quality survey was conducted in the Florida Panhandle (Panhandle) over a period of 10 years (1992 to 2001). The survey examined which dioxin and furan compounds may be present in sediments of the bay systems, their...
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Assessment of Toxicity Reduction in Wastewater Effluent Flowing Through a Treatment Wetland Using Pimephales promelas , Ceriodaphnia dubia , and Vibrio fischeri 2002. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Effluent toxicity is regularly assessed with Ceriodaphnia dubia short-term chronic and Vibrio fischeri toxicity tests. Condition factor and hemotocrit of fish have recently been used to assess fish health following exposure t...
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Oil Field Produced Water Discharges into Wetlands in Wyoming. 2002.
Approximately 600 oil field produced water discharges are permitted in Wyoming by the Stateﾒs
Department of Environmental Quality's (WDEQ) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) permit program. Wyoming is o...
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Avian vacuolar myelinopathy: A newly recognized fatal neurologic disease of eagles, waterfowl, and other birds. 2002. Tideline: A Quarterly Publication by the San
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Epizootiologic studies of avian vacuolar myelinopathy in waterbirds. 2002. Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Epizootic avian vacuolar myelinopathy (AVM) was first recognized as a neurologic
disease in bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and American coots (Fulica americana) in Arkansas,
USA in 1994 and 1996, respectively, but a...
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Harlequin Duck Population Recovery Following the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: Progress, Process and Constraints 2002.
ABSTRACT: Following the 1989 'Exxon Valdez' oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska, we studied the status of recovery of harlequin duck Histrionicus histrionicus populations during 1995 to 1998. We evaluated potential cons...
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Elemental and organochlorine residues in bald eagles from Adak Island, Alaska. 2002. Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Adak Island is a remote island in the Aleutian Island archipelago of Alaska (USA) and home to various military activities since World War II. To assess the contaminant burden of one of Adak Island's top predators, livers and ...
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Environmental contaminants in four eider species from Alaska and arctic Russia. 2002.
Population declines in four species of eider; common (Somateria mollissima), king (Somateria spectabilis), spectacled (Somateria fischeri) and Steller's (Polysticta stelleri), have raised concerns about exposure to contaminan...
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National malformed amphibian study, FY2000: Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Annual Progress Report 2002.
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Contaminants in arctic snow collected over Northwest Alaskan sea ice. 2002. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
Snow cores were collected over sea ice from four northwest Alaskan Arctic estuaries that represented the annual snowfallfrom the 1995ﾖ1996 season. Dissolved trace metals, major cationsand anions, total mercury, and organochl...
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Water quality, and metal and metalloid concentrations in water, sediment, and fish tissues from Innoko National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. 1995-1997. 2002.
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans and polychlorinated biphenyls in polar bear, penguin and south polar skua. 2002. Environmental Pollution
Concentrations of 2378-substituted polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), dibenzofurans (DFs) and non- and mono-ortho-substituted polychlorinated biphenyls (dioxin-like PCBs) were measured in livers of polar bears from th...
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Alaska - At Risk. In: The Foundation for Global Action on Persistent Organic Pollutants: A United States Perspective. 2002.
This technical support document is aimed at informing decision makers, general academia, and the public on the scientific foundation and relevance to the United States of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Polluta...
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Clinical features of avian vacuolar myelinopathy in American coots 2002. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Assessment of the efficacy of a constructed wetland system to reduce or remove wastewater effluent toxicity and estrogenicity using biomarkers in fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas Rafinesque,1820). 2001. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
The toxicity and estrogenicity of a final treated municipal effluent was examined while flowing through a constructed wetland in north-central Texas, USA. Fish data were collected, and a baseline wetland characterization was ...
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Assessment of the wastewater effluent estrogenicity using the vitellogenin biomarker in fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas). 2001. Texas Journal of Science
Vitellogenin is a frequently used biomarker in fish models to assess estrogenicity. Male fathead minnows, Pimephales promelas, were exposed to undiluted wastewater effluent for one, two or three weeks. Vitellogenin induction ...
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Organochlorine Compounds and Aliphatic Hydrocarbons in Pacific Walrus Blubber. 2001. Marine Pollution Bulletin
Blubber samples were collected from 8 male and 19 female Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) taken during a 1991 joint USA/USSR cruise traveling widely through the Bering Sea. Dieldrin was found at a level similar to...
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Kensington Mine Area, Alaska: Baseline contaminant study 2001.
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Contaminant residue analysis of fish tissues from Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge-Kansas. 2000.
Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) was added to the National Wildlife Refuges system in 1992. During public involvement in acquisition planning, the Service committed to opening the Refuge to recreational fi...
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Homeowner's Guide to Protecting Frogs -: Lawn and Garden Care 2000.
Homeowners use up to 10 times more
chemical pesticides per acre on their
lawns than farmers use on crops, and they
spend more per acre, on average, to
maintain their lawns than farmers spend
per agricultural acre. During...
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Environmental Contaminants in Fauna Collected from Amchitka Island, Alaska. 2000.
Copies available from Anchorage Fish & Wildlife Field Office...
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Cytochrome P450 1A Induction in Sea Ducks Inhabiting Nearshore Areas of Prince William Sound, Alaska 2000. Marine Pollution Bulletin
Following the Exxon-Valdez oil spill, hepatic rates of EROD activity and thus, P450 1A expression, were significantly higher in harlequin ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) and Barrowﾒs goldeneyes (Bucephala islandica) from oi...
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Contaminant Exposure and Biomarker Responses in Spectacled Eiders ( Somateria fischeri ) from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska 2000. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Effects of chemical contaminant exposure may be contributing to the decline of spectacled eiders (Somateria fischeri) nesting in coastal areas of western Alaska. We evaluated chemical exposure and potential effects in 20 male...
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Environmental Contaminants in American and Arctic Peregrine Falcon Eggs in Alaska, 1979-95 2000.
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Organochlorine Concentrations in Burbot (Lota lota) livers from Fairbanks, Alaska, and Kanuti, Tetlin and Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuges, Alaska, 1998 2000.
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Polychlorinated biphenyls in arctic and antarctic organisms: polar bear, krill, fish, Weddell seal, and skua. 2000. Organohalogen Compunds
Abstract unavailable...
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Use of skin biopsies for assessing levels of organochlorines in walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) 2000. Polar Biology
Skin and blubber samples of ten adult male Pacific walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) from Alaska were used to investigate the relationship between organochlorine (OC) levels in skin and blubber of individuals. For analys...
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Beyond Cleanup: Restoring America's Natural Heritage: Facts About Superfund's Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program 1998.
CERCLA, commonly known as
Superfund, was passed in 1980 with
bipartisan support, establishing a
"polluter pays" hazardous waste cleanup
program. CERCLA's trust fund - made
up of an environmental income tax, and
petroleu...
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Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Contaminants in Polar Bears from Eastern Russia, North America, Greenland, and Svalbard: Biomonitoring of Arctic Pollution. 1998. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Adipose tissue samples from polar bears (Ursus maritimus) were obtained by necropsy or biopsy between the spring of 1989 to the spring of 1993 from Wrangel Island in Russia, most of the range of the bear in North America, eas...
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Organochlorines and mercury in peregrine falcon eggs from western North Carolina. 1998. Journal of Raptor Research
Concentrations of organochlorine pesticides and mercury were determined in five Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) eggs collected from a re-established population in western North Carolina. Geometric mean concentrations of p...
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An epizootic of common loons in coastal waters of North Carolina: Concentrations of elemental contaminants and results of necropsies. 1998. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
A 1993 die-off of common loons (Gavia immer) in the coastal waters of North Carolina was investigated with emphasis on comparing mercury, selenium, arsenic and lead between birds from the epizootic and reference specimens. Di...
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Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri) Contaminants Summary Report. 1997.
Copies available from Anchorage Fish & Wildlife Field Office....
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Baseline Hydrocarbon Sampling for the Valdez Duck Flats, Valdez, Alaska. 1997.
Copies available from Anchorage Fish & Wildlife Field Office...
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Contaminant Residues in Bald Eagles (Heliaeetus leucocephalus) from Adak Island, Alaska. 1997.
Copies available from Anchorage Fish & Wildlife Field Office...
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Environmental Contaminants in Three Eider Species from Alaska and Arctic Russia. 1997.
Copies available from Anchorage Fish & Wildlife Field Office...
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Contaminant concentrations in sediments and plants of placer mining settling ponds from interior Alaska. 1997.
Copies available from Fairbanks office....
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Soluble Trace Elements and Total Mercury in Arctic Alaskan Snow. 1997. Arctic
Ultraclean field and laboratory procedures were used to examine trace element concentrations in northern Alaskan snow. Sixteen soluble trace elements and total mercury were determined in snow core samples representing the ann...
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Contaminant Case Report: Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri) Eggs and Feathers from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. 1996.
Anchorage Field Office, Ecological Services. Technical Report. Copies available from Anchorage Fish & Wildlife Field Office.
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Organochlorine pesticide and metal concentrations in two lynx from the Robertson River Area, Alaska. 1996.
Copies available from Fairbanks Office....
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Water quality and metal and metalloid contaminants in sediments and fish of Koyukuk, Nowitna and the Northern Unit of Innoko National Wildlife refuges, Alaska, 1991. 1996.
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Metal Concentrations in Sediments and Selected Biota in Gastineau Channel, Juneau, Alaska. 1996.
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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St. Lazaria Island Alaska Maritime NWR Military Contaminants Investigations. 1996.
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Mortality of passerines adjacent to a North Carolina corn field treated with granular carbofuran. 1996. Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) were collected during an epizootic in southeastern North Carolina (USA). Activity of brain cholinesterase (ChE) was inhibited by 14 to 48% in three of five specimens, and returned t...
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Metal and Metalloid Contaminants in Water, Sediments, Fish and Mammals of Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, 1985-1990. 1995.
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Contaminants and Sea Ducks in Alaska and the Circumpolar Region. 1995. Environmental Health Perspectives
We review nesting sea duck population declines in Alaska during recent decades and explore the possibility that contaminants may be implicated. Aerial surveys of the surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) , white-winged scoter...
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Impacts of mercury contamination in the southeastern United States. 1995. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
Mercury (Hg) contamination from a variety of point and non-point sources, including atmospheric inputs, is currently considered to be the most serious environmental threat to the well being of fish and wildlife resources in t...
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Contaminant baseline data for water, sediments, and fish of Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, 1987-1988. 1993.
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Pathology and contaminant case report on three Steller's eiders from Alaska. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, Fairbanks, AK 1993.
Copies available from Fairbanks office....
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In situ toxicity testing with locally collected Daphnia. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Biol. Report. 1993.
Copies available from Fairbanks office....
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Heavy metal concentrations in liver and kidney tissues of Pacific walrus: Continuation of a baseline study. 1993.
Copies available from Marine Mammals Management Office....
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Contaminant Baseline Data for Water, Sediments, and Fish of the Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge, 1985-1988. 1992.
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Contaminant Baseline Data for Water, Sediments, and Fish of the Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge, 1985-1988. 1992.
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Persistence of trace metals in shallow arctic marine sediments contaminated by drilling effluents. 1991. Oil and Chemical Pollution
Offshore oil exploration activity usually requires the discharge of drilling muds and formation cuttings into adjacent waters or on ice above these waters. Although dispersal of these muds is well documented in marine environ...
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An investigation of metals in sediment and biota of Marine Ways Bay at U.S. Coast Guard Base Ketchikan. 1991.
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Assessment of organic and metal contaminants in Lower Back Bay and Upper Currituck Sound. In : H.G. Marshall and M.D. Norman (eds). Proceedings of the Back Bay Symposium. Virginia Beach, VA November 2-3, 1990. 1990.
Description or Abstract Not Available...
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Drilling fluids and the arctic tundra of Alaska: Assessing contamination of wetlands habitat and the toxicity to aquatic invertebrates and fish 1988. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Drilling for oil on the North Slope of Alaska results in the release of large volumes of used drilling fluids into arctic wetlands. These releases, usually come from regulated discharges or seepage from reserve pits construc...
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