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Contaminant Exposure and Biomarker Response in Embryos of Black-crowned Night-herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) Nesting Near Lake Calumet, Illinois

Scott, John

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Title
Contaminant Exposure and Biomarker Response in Embryos of Black-crowned Night-herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) Nesting Near Lake Calumet, Illinois
Author(s)
Scott, John
Issue Date
2007
Keyword(s)
  • PCBs
  • polychlorinated biphenyls
  • Calumet, IL
  • birds
  • Black-crowned Night-herons
  • Nycticorax nycticorax
Abstract
Lake Calumet in Illinois was a former glacial lake draining into Lake Michigan. After extensive industrialization and modifications to the area, it now drains to the Des Plaines River, which runs to the Mississippi River. Industrialization and eventual abandonment of several sites near Lake Calumet and associated wetlands have left the area with extensive environmental pollution and possible species extinction.
Series/Report Name or Number
Pollutants -- PCBs and PBDEs
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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