• DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.02.051
Corpus ID: 27074800

Arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, manganese, mercury, and selenium in feathers of Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) and Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) from Prince William Sound, Alaska.

@article{Burger2008ArsenicCC,
  title={Arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, manganese, mercury, and selenium in feathers of Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) and Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) from Prince William Sound, Alaska.},
  author={J. Burger and M. Gochfeld and K. Sullivan and D. Irons and Aly McKnight},
  journal={The Science of the total environment},
  year={2008},
  volume={398 1-3},
  pages={
          20-5
        }
}

J. Burger, M. Gochfeld, +2 authors Aly McKnight

Published 2008

Environmental Science, Medicine

The Science of the total environment

Arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, manganese, mercury and selenium were analyzed in the feathers of Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) from Shoup Bay in Prince William Sound, Alaska to determine if there were age-related differences in metal levels, and in Black Oystercatchers (Haematopus bachmani)) from the same region to determine if there were differences in oiled and unoiled birds. Except for mercury, there were no age-related differences in metals levels in the feathers of… CONTINUE READING

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