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UMESC - Wildlife Toxicology - Study site locations: Indiana - Contaminant exposure in Indiana Harbour Canal
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Wildlife Toxicology

Study site locations: Indiana -Contaminant exposure in Indiana Harbour Canal

PCBs increased significantly over the winter in lesser scaup wintering in Indiana Harbor Canal.  Other hazardous elements (mercury, selenium, cadmium, and lead)were above background concentrations as well.

Aromatic hydrocarbons in lesser scaup carcasses
   

Custer, T. W., C. M. Custer, R. K. Hines, and D. W. Sparks. 2000. Trace elements, organochlorines, polycylcic aromatic hydrocarbons, dioxins, and furans in lesser scaup wintering on the Indiana Harbor Canal. Environmental Pollution 10:469-482.


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