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Chemicals and Health of Wildlife in the Gt Lakes

Set of summary notes for download

Problems arise in a number of ways, eg through behaviour, reproduction and the immune system

Cormorants showing deformities & Contaminants

 - Abstract of research paper
Organochlorine Contaminants and Biomarker Response in Double-Crested Cormorants Nesting in Green Bay and Lake Michigan, Wisconsin, USA

Impact of organochlorines on the immune system of Gt Lakes Birds
http://www.mindfully.org/Pesticide/Organochlorine-Herring-Gulls-Fox.htm

 

 

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