High concentrations of persistent organic pollutants including PCBs, DDT, PBDEs and PFOS in little brown bats with white-nose syndrome in New York, USA.

@article{Yun2010HighCO,
  title={High concentrations of persistent organic pollutants including PCBs, DDT, PBDEs and PFOS in little brown bats with white-nose syndrome in New York, USA.},
  author={Se Hun Yun and Robert J. Rudd and Michael Behr},
  journal={Chemosphere},
  year={2010},
  volume={80 6},
  pages={
          613-8
        }
}

• Se Hun Yun, Robert J. Rudd, Michael Behr
• Published in Chemosphere 2010
• DOI:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.04.060

White-nose syndrome (WNS) is a condition associated with white fungal growth on ears, wings, and nose of hibernating bats; this condition has recently resulted in high bat mortality in the northeastern United States. Nevertheless, the pathogenesis of morbidity and mortality are still unknown. Elevated exposure to toxic contaminants could be a contributing factor via the consequent immunosuppression and endocrine disruption. In this study, diseased little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) were… CONTINUE READING

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