DDT contamination at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
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Abstract
Disposal of industrial waste resulted in massive DDT contamination at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama. Nearly a decade after the cessation of DDT manufacturing at the facility responsible, concentrations of DDT residues in the local fauna are still high enough to suggest avian reproductive impairment and mortality. Populations of fish-eating birds are low, endangered species are being exposed, and muscle lipids of game birds contain up to 6900 parts of DDT (isomers and metabolites) per million.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | DDT contamination at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge |
| Series title | Science |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.7394517 |
| Volume | 209 |
| Issue | 4455 |
| Year Published | 1980 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 52 p. |
| First page | 509 |
| Last page | 560 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| Other Geospatial | Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge |