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Organochlorine residues in New York waterfowl harvested by hunters in 1983–1984

✍ Scribed by Robert E. Foley


Book ID
104757864
Publisher
Springer
Year
1992
Tongue
English
Weight
633 KB
Volume
21
Category
Article
ISSN
0167-6369

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✦ Synopsis


Thirteen organochlorine compounds were detected in fat and breast muscle tissues of Canada goose and five species of ducks that were shot by sportsman in New York. Residues of DDE and PCB occurred most frequently and were positively identified along with DDT, heptachlor epoxide, trans-nonachlor, and hexachlorobenzene. Compounds that were detected but not positively confirmed by mass spectrometry were dieldrin, mirex, heptachlor, chlordane, oxychlordane, and endrin. Wood duck (Aix sponsa) and Canada goose (Branta canadensis) had significantly lower levels of DDE and PCB than black duck (Anas rubripes), mallard (Anasplatyrhynchos), scaup (Athya sp.), and buffiehead (Bucephala albeola). Birds collected from Long Island and the Hudson River-Lake Champlain corridor carried highest concentrations.


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