Formalin preservation of avian blood for metal and DDE analysis

Field investigators often take blood samples from wild birds for residue analysis to determine their exposure to various environmental contaminants, such as metals and organochlorines. Under field conditions immediate freezing of blood samples, one common technique of preservation, is not always pos...

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Published in:Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 1984-11, Vol.33 (5), p.525-532
Main Authors: Wiemeyer, S.N, Moore, J.F, Mulhern, B.M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ANALYTICAL METHODS
Anas rubripes
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
BIRDS
BLOOD
Blood Preservation
Cadmium - blood
Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene - blood
Ducks - blood
Environmental Pollutants - analysis
Environmental pollutants toxicology
Female
FORMALDEHIDOS
FORMALDEHYDE
Freezing
General aspects
INSECTICIDAS
INSECTICIDE
INSECTICIDES
Lead - blood
Male
Medical sciences
Mercury - blood
METAL
METALES
METALS
Metals - blood
OISEAU
PAJAROS
PRESERVACION
PRESERVATION
SANG
SANGRE
Time Factors
Toxicology
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Summary:Field investigators often take blood samples from wild birds for residue analysis to determine their exposure to various environmental contaminants, such as metals and organochlorines. Under field conditions immediate freezing of blood samples, one common technique of preservation, is not always possible or practical. The objectives of this study were to test the adequacy of a homogenization technique for formalin-preserved blood from black ducks (Anas rubripes ) and determine which of two preservation techniques is better when samples are to be analyzed for metals and DDE.
ISSN:0007-4861
1432-0800
DOI:10.1007/BF01625579