Status and assessment of Chesapeake Bay wildlife contamination

Technical Report · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:6616006

Heinz, G H; Wiemeyer, S N; Clark, D R; Albers, P; Henry, P

As an integral component of its priority setting process, the Chesapeake Bay Program's Toxics Subcommittee has sought the expertise of Chesapeake Bay researchers and managers in developing a series of Chesapeake Bay toxics status and assessment papers. In the report, evidence for historical and current contaminant effects on key bird species, mammals, reptiles and amphibians which inhabit the Chesapeake Bay basin is examined. For each group of wildlife species, a general overview of effects caused by specific toxic substances is followed by detailed accounts of contaminant effects on selected species.

• Research Organization: Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6616006
• Report Number(s): PB-93-167559/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BIRDS
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ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
CHLORINE
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
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