Contaminants in Canadian Seabirds A State of the Environment Report

When the persistent organochlorine & heavy metal contaminants (CO) accumulate to high enough levels in biological organisms, they cause reproductive failure, congenital abnormalities, & adverse physiological changes. This document reports on the analyzed levels of organochlorines & mercury & eggs & tissues of 24 species of marine birds collected from the Atlantic, Pacific, & Arctic coasts of Canada. Chapters: movements of CO; scientific evidence of health effects caused by CO; measuring contamination; the extent of contamination revealed by monitoring; health of seabirds & status of Canadian seabird pop's.; how organochlorines are measured.Noble, David G. is the author of 'Contaminants in Canadian Seabirds A State of the Environment Report' with ISBN 9780788187339 and ISBN 0788187333.