Site Specific PCB-Correlated Interspecies Differences in Organ Somatic Indices

We correlated site specific differences in the organ somatic indices of nestlings of five passerine species (tree swallow, red-winged blackbird, house wren, Carolina chickadee, and eastern bluebird) with the degree of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) exposure in ovo and post-hatching. The birds were...

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Published in:Ecotoxicology (London) 2006-02, Vol.15 (1), p.9-18
Main Authors: Henshel, Diane S, Sparks, Daniel W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Aves
brain
Contaminants
Environmental Monitoring
Environmental Pollutants - analysis
Environmental Pollutants - metabolism
Environmental Pollutants - toxicity
Hatching
kidneys
pancreas
Passeriformes - metabolism
PCB
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Polychlorinated Biphenyls - analysis
Polychlorinated Biphenyls - metabolism
Polychlorinated Biphenyls - toxicity
somatic index
Species Specificity
TEQ
Thyroid
Tissue Distribution
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Summary:We correlated site specific differences in the organ somatic indices of nestlings of five passerine species (tree swallow, red-winged blackbird, house wren, Carolina chickadee, and eastern bluebird) with the degree of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) exposure in ovo and post-hatching. The birds were exposed to PCBs at or downstream of four PCB-contaminated sites. Of the organs evaluated for this paper, brain, bursa, heart, kidneys, lungs, pancreas, spleen, stomach, and thyroid varied significantly (p
ISSN:0963-9292
1573-3017
DOI:10.1007/s10646-005-0038-0