Coal fly ash basins as an attractive nuisance to birds: Parental provisioning exposes nestlings to harmful trace elements

Birds attracted to nest around coal ash settling basins may expose their young to contaminants by provisioning them with contaminated food. Diet and tissues of Common Grackle ( Quiscalus quiscala) nestlings were analyzed for trace elements to determine if nestlings were accumulating elements via die...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental pollution (1987) 2012-02, Vol.161, p.170-177
Hauptverfasser:	Bryan, A.L., Hopkins, W.A., Parikh, J.H., Jackson, B.P., Unrine, J.M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Applied ecology Arsenic - analysis Arsenic - metabolism Arsenic - toxicity Ashes Aves Basins Biological and medical sciences Birds Cadmium Cadmium - analysis Cadmium - metabolism Cadmium - toxicity Coal Coal Ash - toxicity Coal fly ash basin Common Grackle Contaminants Diets Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution Environmental Exposure - analysis Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data Feathers Feathers - metabolism Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Hazardous Substances - analysis Hazardous Substances - metabolism Hazardous Substances - toxicity Industrial Waste Liver Liver - metabolism Muscles - metabolism Nesting Behavior Quiscalus Quiscalus quiscala Refuse Disposal Selenium Selenium - analysis Selenium - metabolism Selenium - toxicity Strontium - analysis Strontium - metabolism Strontium - toxicity Trace Elements - analysis Trace Elements - metabolism Trace Elements - toxicity Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution
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