Parathion causes secondary poisoning in a laughing gull breeding colony
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
By: Donald H. White, Kirk A. King, C. A. Mitchell, E. F. Hill, and T. G. Lamont
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Abstract
Use of organophosphate insecticides as replacements for the more persistent organochlorine compounds has increased dramatically in recent years. Organophosphates are desirable for field application because they break down rapidly in the environment and do not persist in animal tissues (Stickel 1974). Nevertheless, certain organophosphates are extremely toxic to wildlife for short periods after application and have caused widespread mortality among exposed animals (Mills 1973, Stickel 1974, 1975, Mendelssohn 1977, and Zinkl et al. 1978).
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White, D.H., King, K.A., Mitchell, C.A., Hill, E.F., and Lamont, T.G., 1979, Parathion causes secondary poisoning in a laughing gull breeding colony: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, v. 23, no. 1, p. 281-284, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01769956.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Parathion causes secondary poisoning in a laughing gull breeding colony |
| Series title | Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology |
| DOI | 10.1007/BF01769956 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Publisher location | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 281 |
| Last page | 284 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| City | Corpus Christi |
| Other Geospatial | Nueces Bay |