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Wildlife Toxicology

Study site locations: New York - Hudson River - Belted kingfishers

Belted kingfishers accumulated PCBs from the Hudson River.  The pattern of PCB congeners was characterized by a higher representation of lower-numbered congeners than found on other rivers. The higher prevalence of the lower numbered congeners and lower prevalence of the higher-numbered congeners is consistent with Aroclor 1016 and 1242 being the source of the PCBs on the Hudson River.

Custer, T. W., C. M. Custer, B. Gray.  Polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins, furans, and organochlorine pesticides on belted kingfisher eggs from the upper Hudson River basin, New York, USA. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 29:99-110.    "Any opinions presented are those of the principal investigators and not the position of the United States or the Hudson River Trustees."

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