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UMESC - Wildlife Toxicology - Study site locations: Wisconsin - Reproductive success in Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Wildlife Toxicology

Study site locations: Wisconsin - Reproductive success in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Double-crested cormorants in Green Bay and Lake Michigan are still being adversely affected by DDE. Approximately 20% of eggs were above the 5 µg/g range, a value associated with decreased reproduction in this and other avian species.

Relationship of hatching success to DDE in eggs in Green Bay, WI
   

Custer, T.W., C.M. Custer, R.K. Hines, S. Gutreuter, K.L. Stromborg, P.D. Allen, and M. J. Melancon. 1999. Organochlorine contaminants and reproductive success of double-crested cormorants from Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 18:1209-1217.


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