DDE residues in young wood ducks (Aix sponsa) near a former DDT manufacturing plant
Pesticides Monitoring Journal
By: W. James Fleming and E. Cromartie
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Abstract
Breast muscle DDE residues were as high as 5.8 ppm wet-weight basis and 280 ppm lipid-weight basis in young wood ducks (Aix Sponsa) collected on Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge near a former DDT manufacturing plant in northern Alabama. The average DDE residue in wood ducks collected nearest the plant was 46 times background levels 74 km from the plant.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | DDE residues in young wood ducks (Aix sponsa) near a former DDT manufacturing plant |
| Series title | Pesticides Monitoring Journal |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1981 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Federal Working Group on Pest Management |
| Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 115-118 |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Pesticides Monitoring Journal |
| First page | 115 |
| Last page | 118 |
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