Preliminary study of PCBs in raccoons living on or near the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Kentucky
- Southern Illinois Univ., Carbondale, IL (United States). Dept. of Zoology. Cooperative Wildlife Research Lab. Kentucky Research Consortium for Energy and Environment
The “Ecological Monitoring at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant: Historical Evaluation and Guidelines for Future Monitoring” report (Halbrook, et al. 2007) recommended the raccoon as a species for study at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP). This species was selected to fill data gaps in ecological resources and provide resource managers with knowledge that will be valuable in making decisions and implementing specific actions to safeguard ecological resources and reduce human exposure. The current paper reports results of a preliminary evaluation to establish protocols for collection of tissues and initial screening of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in raccoons collected near the PGDP. These data are useful in developing future more comprehensive studies.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (United States). Kentucky Research Consortium for Energy and Environment
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
- Contributing Organization:
- TG&G Wildlife Consulting, Carbondale, IL (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG05-03OR23032
- OSTI ID:
- 1243079
- Report Number(s):
- UK/KRCEE-Doc#-P19.5.2015; KRCEE p19.5.2015
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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