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Sediment ingestion rates in waterfowl (Anatidae) and their use in environmental risk assessment

January 1, 2008

When waterfowl (Anatidae) ingest sediment as they feed, they are exposed to the environmental contaminants in those sediments. The rate of ingestion may be key to assessing environmental risk. Rates of sediment ingestion were estimated as from

Publication Year 2008
Title Sediment ingestion rates in waterfowl (Anatidae) and their use in environmental risk assessment
DOI 10.1897/IEAM_2007-069.1
Authors W. Nelson Beyer, Matthew C. Perry, Peter C. Osenton
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
Index ID 5224865
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
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