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Wildlife Toxicology

Study site locations: Massachusetts - PCBs and DDE in Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) eggs

PCBs were still being accumulated by tree swallow nestlings nesting at New Bedford Harbor (NBH).  In contrast, a nearby reference area had a net loss of PCBs over the nestling period.

Jayaraman, S., D.E. Nacci,  D.M. Champlin,  R.J. Pruell, K.J. Rocha, C.M. Custer, T.W. Custer, and M. Cantwell. 2009. PCBs and DDE in Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) eggs and nestlings from an estuarine PCB superfund site, New Bedford Harbor, MA U.S.A. Environ. Sci. Technol. 43:8387-8392.

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