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Contaminants in fishes from Great Lakes-influenced sections and above dams of three Michigan rivers. II: Implications for health of mink Contaminants in fishes from Great Lakes-influenced sections and above dams of three Michigan rivers. II: Implications for health of mink

Populations of mink (Mustela vison) have declined in many areas of the world. Such declines have been linked to exposures to synthetic, halogenated hydrocarbons. In the Great Lakes region, mink are fewer in areas along the shore of the Great Lakes and their tributaries where mink have access to fish from the Great Lakes. Recently, there has been discussion of the relative merits of...
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J. P. Giesy, D. A. Verbrugge, R. A. Othout, W.W. Bowerman, M.A. Mora, P. D. Jones, J.L. Newsted, C. Vandervoort, S. N. Heaton, R.J. Aulerich, S.J. Bursian, J. P. Ludwig, G. A. Dawson, T.J. Kubiak, D. A. Best, D. E. Tillitt

Baseline element concentrations in soils and plants, Bull Island, Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, South Carolina, U.S.A. Baseline element concentrations in soils and plants, Bull Island, Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, South Carolina, U.S.A.

Baseline element concentrations are given for Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides), loblolly pine (Pinus taeda), and associated soils. Baseline and variability data for ash, Al, Ba, C, Ca, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, La, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, Nb, Nd, Ni, P, Pb, S, Sc, Sr, Th, Ti, V, Y, and Zn are reported; however, not all variables are reported for all media because, in some media, certain...
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L. P. Gough, R. C. Severson, L. L. Jackson

Contaminant induced reproductive anomalies in Florida alligators Contaminant induced reproductive anomalies in Florida alligators

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T. S. Gross, L. J. Guillette, H.F. Percival, G.R. Mason, J.M. Matter, A.R. Woodward
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