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"PUTTING THE RIGHT PARKS IN THE RIGHT PLACES" BOOK REVIEW OF "MAKING PARKS WORK:STRATEGIES FOR PRESERVING TOPICAL NATURE" |
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Tropical ecosystems typically have high amounts of species diversity and endemism relative to those in more temperate climates, and most of the tropics lie almost completely within...
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*CYANOBACTERIA AND THEIR TOXINS |
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Cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, are naturally-occurring contaminants of surface waters worldwide. These photosynthesizing prokaryotes thrive in warm, shallow, nutrient-rich wa...
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12TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY PRESENTATION: REVIEW OF SIMULATION METHODS FORE SPATIALLY EXPLICIT POPULATION-LEVEL RISK ASSESMENT |
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2,3,7,8-TETRACHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXIN EQUIVALENTS IN TISSUES OF BIRDS AT GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, USA |
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The environment has become contaminated with complex mixtures of planar, chlorinated hydrocarbons (PCHs) such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins...
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A COMAPRISON OF MERCURY IN MINK AND FISHER IN RHODE ISLAND |
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Comparison of total mercury concentrations and nitrogen and carbon stable isotope values in muscle tissue and stomach contents of mink (Mustela vison) and fisher (Martes pennanti) ...
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A COMBINED PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOENERGETICS-BASED MODEL FOR METHYLMERCURY IN FEMALE AMERICAN KESTRELS |
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The results of this combined dose-response and modeling effort will be used to improve effects characterizations for methylmercury in avian wildlife. This information will reduce ...
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A CROSS-SPECIES MODE OF ACTION (MOA) INFORMATION ASSESSMENT: A CASE STUDY OF BISPHENOL A (BPA) |
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EPA has released a report entitled, " A Cross-Species Mode of Action Information Assessment: A Case Study...
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A FRAMEWORK FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF WILDLIFE HABITAT VALUE OF NEW ENGLAND SALT MARSHES |
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Resource managers are frequently asked to make decisions that affect the protection and restoration of wetland habitats. The desire is often to base at least some part of this dec...
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A GIS-BASED MULTI-SCALE APPROACH TO HABITAT MODEL FOR THE COMMON LOON, GAVIA IMMER, IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA. |
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The U.S. EPA National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory's (NHEERL) Wildlife Research Strategy was developed to provide methods, models and data to address concer...
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A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION, WITH COMMENTS ON THE US EXPERIENCE |
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The last two decades have witnessed a growing concern for chemicals that have the potential to adversely affect the normal functioning of the endocrine system. The International P...
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A LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY APPROACH TO IDENTIFYING ECOLOGICAL VULNERABILITY IN GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED WETLANDS |
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U.S. EPA 's Office of Research and Development is using a landscape approach to assess the ecological/hydrologic functions of geographically isolated wetlands in the mid-western, s...
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A MULTISCALE APPROACH TO BREEDING HABITAT MODEL DEVLOPMENT AND EVALUATION FOR THE COMMON LOON, GAVIA IMMER, IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA |
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Platform presentation at a scientfic meeting...
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A NEW INTERPRETATION OF AVIAN AND MAMMALIAN REPRODUCTION TOXICITY TEST DATA IN ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT |
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This paper is based on the discussions and conclusions of a workshop convened in York, England, in January 2004 to consider methods for improving assessments of long-term risks of ...
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A PERSPECTIVE ON THE RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS FOR ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTIVE EFFECTS ON WILDLIFE AND HUMAN HEALTH |
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The topic of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) presents significant issues to the risk assessment process. . . We have a working definition of an EDC, that provides a starting ...
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A PERSPECTIVE ON THE RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS FOR ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTIVE EFFECTS ON WILDLIFE AND HUMAN HEALTH |
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There is no abstract available for this product. If further information is requested, please refer to the bibliographic citation and contact the person listed under Contact field....
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A PHYSIOLOGICALLY-BASED PHARMACOKINETIC MODEL FOR DEVELOPMENTAL EXPOSURE TO PBDE-47 IN RODENTS |
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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are used commercially as additive flame retardants and have been shown to transfer into environmental compartments where they have the potent...
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A PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING AND EVALUATING INDICIES OF FISH ASSEMBLAGE INTEGRITY |
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We describe a general process for developing an index of fish assemblage integrity, using the Willamette Valley of Oregon, U.S.A., as an example. Such an index is useful for assess...
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A PROCESS FOR REGIONAL ASSESSMENT OF WETLAND RISK |
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The primary purpose of this report is to demonstrate a process for prioritizing risks of wetland loss. t is intended for use in regions where technical data are very limited, or wh...
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A RE-EXAMINATION OF VARIATION ASSOCIATED WITH ENVIRONMENTALLY STRESSED ORGANISMS |
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Variation is an essential feature of biological systems. Populations adapt to dynamic environments, in part, because of this variation. In this review, we re-examine phenotypic var...
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A REGIONAL APPROACH TO ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR PESTICIDE REGISTRATION |
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Currently, most ecological risk assessments for EPA pesticide registration are evaluated at the national scale using a predetermined list of test species (OPPTS 850.4225 and 850425...
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A REGIONAL APPROACH TO ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR PRODUCT REGISTRATION |
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Currently, most ecological risk assessments for EPA registration are evaluated at the national scale using a predetermined list of species with little regard to where the product w...
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A RESEARCH AGENDA FOR RISK MANAGEMENT OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS |
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To date, research on suspected endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) has focused on determining health effects in humans and wildlife and on occurrence of these chemicals in the en...
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A REVIEW OF BIOACCUMULATION MODELING APPROACHES FOR PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS |
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Persistent organic pollutants and mercury are likely to bioaccumulate in biological components of the environment, including fish and wildlife. The complex and long-term dynamics i...
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A SPATIALLY REALISTIC MODEL FOR INFORMING FOREST MANAGEMENT DECISIONS |
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Spatially realistic population models (SRPMs) address a fundamental
problem commonly confronted by wildlife managers - predicting the
effects of landscape-scale habitat manag...
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A SPATIO-TEMPEROL ANALYSIS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATIC FACTORS CONTROLLING THE EXPANSION OF SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA IN WILLAPA BAY, WASHINGTON |
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Circa 1890, smooth cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora, was unintentionally introduced to Willapa Bay, Washington, presumably as discarded packing material for eastern oysters, Crasso...
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A TIERED APPROACH TO WILDLIFE RISK ASSESSMENT |
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Populations of several wildlife species are experiencing increased pressure from human-induced changes in landscape pattern, habitat quality, and toxic chemical exposure in the env...
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ACCOUNTING FOR BIOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC FACTORS IN NATIONAL LAND-BASED CARBON BUDGETS |
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Efforts to quantify net greenhouse gas emissions at the national scale, as required by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, must include both industrial emiss...
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ACCUMULATION AND EFFECTS OF PFOS ON THE REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY OF THE FATHEAD MINNOW |
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Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) is a globally-distributed contaminant in fish and wildlife. Comparatively little is known, however, concerning potential adverse effects of PFOS on...
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AIR POLLUTION EFFECTS ON BIODIVERSITY |
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To address the issues of air pollution impacts on biodiversity, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Research Laboratory in Corvallis, OR, the U.S. Fish and Wild...
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ALLIGATORS AND ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CONTAMINANTS: A CURRENT PERSPECTIVE.AMERICAN ZOOLOGIST |
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Many xenobiotic compounds introduced into the environment by human activity have been shown to adversely affect wildlife. Reproductive disorders in wildlife include altered fertili...
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ALLOMETRIC LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIPS FOR BENTHIC PREY OF AQUATIC WILDLIFE IN COASTAL MARINE HABITATS |
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We developed models to estimate the soft tissue content of benthic marine invertebrates that are prey for aquatic wildlife. Allometric regression models of tissue wet weight with s...
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ALTERATIONS IN DEVELOPMENT OF REPRODUCTIVE AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS OF WILDLIFE POPULATIONS EXPOSED TO ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING CONTAMINANTS. |
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Wildlife and human populations are affected by contaminants in natural settings. This problem has been a growing concern over the last decade with the realization that various envi...
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ALTERED HISTOLOGY OF THE THYMUS AND SPLEEN IN CONTAMINANT-EXPOSED JUVENILE AMERICAN ALLIGATORS |
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Morphological difference in spleen and thymus are closely related to functional immune differences. Hormonal regulation of the immune system has been demonstrated in reptilian sple...
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ALTERNATIVE FUTURES ANALYSIS: A FRAMEWORK FOR COMMUNITY DECISION-MAKING |
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Alternative futures analysis is an assessment approach designed to inform community decisions about land and water use. We conducted an alternative futures analysis in Oregon's Wil...
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ALTERNATIVE FUTURES FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN, OREGON |
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Alternative futures analysis is an assessment approach designed to inform community decisions regarding land and water use. We conducted an alternative futures analysis in the Wil...
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AN ANALYSIS OF LATE-SERAL FOREST CONNECTIVITY IN WESTERN OREGON |
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Habitat loss and fragmentation due to timber harvest in western Oregon has put wildlife species reliant on late-seral forest under demographic pressure as available habitat shrinks...
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AN APPROACH TO ASSESS RISKS TO WILDLIFE POPULATIONS FROM MERCURY AND OTHER STRESSORS |
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Platform presentation at a scientific meeting...
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AN APPROACH TO PREDICT RISKS TO WILDLIFE POPULATIONS FROM MERCURY AND OTHER STRESSORS |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL) is developing tools for predicting risks of multiple stressors to ...
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AN INTERLABORATORY STUDY ON THE USE OF STERIOD HORMONES IN EXAMINING ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION. |
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In recent years, there has been an increased use of the measurement of sex steroid hormone levels in the blood of animals exposed to chemicals as an indicator of reproductive impai...
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AN INTERLABORATORY STUDY ON THE USE OF STEROID HORMONES IN EVALUATING ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION |
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In recent years, there has been an increased use of the measurement of sex steroid hormone levels in the blood of animals exposed to chemicals as an indicator of reproductive impai...
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AN INVESTIGATION OF MERCURY LEVELS IN THE FOOD WEB OF ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK, MICHIGAN: REPORT FOR THE AQUATIC SUBPROJECT, SARGENT AND RICHIE LAKES, SUMMER 1998-99 |
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Toxic contaminants are one of the most pressing environmental concerns in the Lake Superior Basin. The "Binational Program to Protect and Restore the Lake Superior Basin," a U.S. a...
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ANALYSES OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN SALTON SEA FISH. (R826552) |
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Chemical contamination of fish from the Salton Sea, a quasi-marine lake in Southern California, could adversely impact millions of birds using the Pacific Flyway and thousands o...
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ANALYSIS OF FISH HOMOGENATES FOR PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS |
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Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) which include PFOS and PFOA are widely distributed in wildlife. Whole fish homogenates were analyzed for PFCs from the upper Mississippi, the Misso...
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ANALYSIS OF MERCURY IN VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE LAKES: EVALUATION OF THE REGIONAL MERCURY CYCLING MODEL |
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An evaluation of the Regional Mercury Cycling Model (R-MCM, a steady-state fate and transport model used to simulate mercury concentrations in lakes) is presented based on its appl...
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ANIMAL INVESTIGATION PROGRAM 1978 ANNUAL REPORT: NEVADA TEST SITE AND VICINITY |
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Data are presented from the radioanalysis of tissues collected from cattle and wildlife that resided on or near the Nevada Test Site. Gamma-emitting radionuclides were detected inf...
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ANIMAL RESERVOIRS, VECTORS, AND TRANSMISSION OF MICROSPORIDIA |
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Fourteen species of microsporidia have been identified as opportunistic or emerging pathogens of humans. Several genotypes of Enterocytozoon bieneusi, the most frequently diagnosed...
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ANIMAL SOURCE IDENTIFICATION USING A CRYPTOSPORIDIUM DNA CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUE |
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This document summarizes the application of a particular molecular method to improve detection and differentiation of species and genotypes of Cryptosporidium oocysts found in envi...
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ANIMALS AS SENTINELS OF HUMAN HEALTH HAZARDS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS |
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A workshop titled "Using Sentinel Species Data to Address the Potential Human Health Effects of Chemicals in the Environmnet," sponsored by the U.S. Army Center for Environmental H...
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ANTICIPATING WILDLIFE POPULATION RESPONSES TO MULTIPLE STRESSORS |
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APPLICATION OF WILDLIFE AND PHYTOTOXICITY DATA TO DEVELOPING ECOLOGICAL SOIL SCREENING LEVELS |
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In the development and implementation of ecosystem management decisions there is the need to establish scientifically credible risk assessments for chemical stressors.......
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APPROACHES FOR DEVELOPING ISSUE-BASED CRITERIA FOR PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE |
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This poster will review the latest progress of the wildlife subgroup of the Aquatic Life Criteria Guidelines Committee....
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APPROACHES IN PROTEOMICS AND GENOMICS FOR ECO-TOXICOLOGY |
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A new area of scientific investigation, coined toxicogenomics, enables researchers to understand and study the interaction between the environment and inherited genetic characteris...
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APPROACHES TO EXTRAPOLATING EFFECTS OF EDCS ACROSS BIOLOGICAL LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION IN FISH |
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A challenge in ecological risk assessments is to obtain, in a resource-effective manner, information that provides insight both into chemical mode/mechanism of action (MOA) and adv...
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APPROACHES TO LINK INFORMATION ABOUT MERCURY EXPOSURE WITH WILDLIFE POPULATION EFFECTS |
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As part of the Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Atlantic Eco...
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AQUATIC ANIMALS AS INDICATORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES |
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Aquatic animals are useful as indicators of many kinds of pollutants in the aquatic environment. The presence of pollutants in the general environments of air, land and water is re...
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AQUATIC IMPACTS STUDY OF MOUNTAINTOP MINING AND VALLEY FILL OPERATIONS IN WEST VIRGINIA |
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The practice of mountaintop mining and valley fill operations in West Virginia is fraught with controversy. In 1999, EPA, along with several state and federal agencies, initiated ...
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AQUATIC POLLUTION-INDUCED IMMUNOTOXICITY IN WILDLIFE SPECIES |
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ARE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS PROTECTING WILDLIFE HEALTH? |
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AROMATASE ACTIVITY IN THE OVARY OF MOSQUITOFISH GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI, COLLECTED FROM THE FENHOLLOWAY AND ECONFINA RIVERS, FLORIDA ( |
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Scientists are increasingly aware of the adverse effects of environmental contaminants, including their ability to alter the normal development and reproduction of wildlife species...
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AROMATASE-B (CYP 19B) EXPRESSION IN FATHEAD MINNOWS (PIMEPHALES PROMELAS) EXPOSED TO PERFLUOROOCTANE (PFOS) AND THE AROMATASE INHIBITOR FADROZOLE |
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Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) is a fluorinated organic contaminant that is globally distributed in both humans and wildlife. PFOS belongs to a family of perfluorinated sulfonate...
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ARRAY TECHNOLOGY AS A TOOL TO MONITOR EXPOSURE OF FISH TO XENOESTROGENS |
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Use of DNA Macroarrays to Evaluate the Effects of Environmental Estrogens on Wildlife. In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disrupt...
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ARRAYS FOR BIOMONITORING ENVIRONMENTAL AND REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY |
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DNA arrays are receiving increasing interest as a tool for monitoring the developmental and reproductive impact of xenobiotics and other hazardous materials on human and wildlife p...
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ASSAYS FOR ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS: BEYOND ENVIRONMENTAL ESTROGENS |
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Recent popular and scientific articles have reported the presence of estrogenic and other hormone mimicking chemicals in the environment and their potential for causing reproductiv...
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ASSESSEMNT OF GONAD SIZE IN TAUTOGOLABRUS ADSPERSUS AS AN INDICATOR OF REPRODUCTION AND EDC EXPOSURE |
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Cunner habitat includes estuarine and marine areas where sewage treatment and other discharges containing estrogenic (EDCs) are likely.
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs...
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ASSESSING EFFECTS OF AGRICULTURE ON TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE: DEVELOPING A HIERARCHIAL APPROACH FOR THE U.S. EPA |
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Serious concerns exist about environmental and ecological degradation from modern agriculture. he US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department f Agriculture have establ...
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ASSESSING EFFECTS OF ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES ON WILDLIFE HABITAT IN IOWA, USA |
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A habitat-change model was used to compare past, present, and future land cover and management practices to assess potential impacts of alternative agricultural practices on wildli...
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ASSESSING FISH TISSUE CONTAMINATION ON A REGIONAL SCALE |
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The selection of target fish species for assessing the extent of fish tissue contaminants is a critical consideration in regional stream surveys such as the Environmental Monitorin...
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ASSESSING OFF-TARGET IMPACTS OF HERBICIDE DRIFT ON NATIVE PLANTS - IMPLICATIONS FOR PLANT COMMUNITIES AND WILDLIFE |
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The off target movement of herbicidess onto nontarget vegetation can affect native plants, plant communities and ecosystems. Within the agroecosystem, plants provide the basis for ...
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ASSESSING RISKS TO WILDLIFE POPULATIONS FROM MULTIPLE STRESSORS: OVERVIEW OF PROBLEM AND RESEARCH NEEDS |
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Wildlife populations are experiencing increasing pressure from human-induced changes in the landscape. Stressors including agricultural and urban land use, introduced invasive and...
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ASSESSING RISKS TO WILDLIFE POPULATIONS FROM MULTPLE STRESSORS: OVERVIEW OF PROBLEMS AND RESEARCH NEEDS |
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Wildlife is experiencing increasing pressure from human-induced changes in the landscape. Stressors such as agricultural and urban land use, introduction of invasive and exotic sp...
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ASSESSING THE SUITABILITY OF WINDBREAKS AS WILDLIFE HABITAT - 1994 PILOT PLAN |
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The Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program's (EMAP) Agroecosystem Resource Group is developing a program to monitor and evaluate the ecological condition of United States ...
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ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL GENE EXPRESSION IN SHEEPSHEAD MINNOWS EXPOSED TO ENVIRONMENTAL ESTROGENS |
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Gene arrays and quantitative real-time PCR (Q-PRC) are sensitive methods for assessing exposure of fish and other wildlife to environmental contaminants by measuring changes in gen...
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ASSESSMENT OF FECAL POLLUTION SOURCES IN PLUM CREEK WATERSHED USING BACTEROIDETES 16S RDNA-BASED ASSAYS |
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Recently, 16S rDNA Bacteroidetes-targeted PCR assays were developed to discriminate between ruminant and human fecal pollution. These assays are rapid and relatively inexp...
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Atmospheric Deposition of Mercury |
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With the advent of the industrial era, the amount of mercury entering the global environment increased dramatically. Releases of mercury in its elemental form from gold mines and c...
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Atmospherically deposited PBDEs, pesticides, PCBs, and PAHs in Western US National Park fish: Concentrations and consumption guidelines |
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Concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were measured in 136 fish from 14 remot...
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BACTERIA SOURCE TRACKING AND HOST SPECIES SPECIFICITY ANALYSIS |
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Point and non-point pollution sources of fecal pollution on a watershed adversely impact the quality of drinking source waters and recreational waters. States are required to devel...
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BASED ON CURRENT KNOWLEDGE CAN WE PREDICT THE FATE AND EFFECTS OF PERSISTENT BIOACCUMULATIVE TOXIC CHEMICALS IN THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT? |
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The primary impact of this presentation will be to raise awareness in the New York area of the advances made in this field since the late l980s when Superfund sites in the Niagara ...
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BEHAVIOR OF PERSISTENT BIOACCUMULATIVE TOXICANTS IN FISH EARLY LIFE STAGES |
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Whether through environmental criteria or site-specific risk assessments, many EPA programs rely on linking environmental exposures to levels of adverse effect (or no effect) in fi...
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BIAS IN POPULATION GROWTH RATE ESTIMATION: SPARSE DATA, PARTIAL LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS AND JENSEN'S INEQUITY |
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Demographic matrix models have become an integral part of population viability analysis for threatened and endangered species, but their use is often limited by data availability. ...
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BIOACCUMULATION AND TOXICITY OF 2,3,7,8-TETRACHLORO-DIBENZO-P-DIOXIN AND RELATED COMPOUNDS IN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS |
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In order to complete ecological or human health risk assessments, exposure of aquatic organisms to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and related chemicals must be linked t...
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BIODEGRADABILITY OF SELECTED EDCS UNDER REDOX CONDITIONS TYPICAL OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND SEDIMENTS |
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A number of emerging chemicals being detected in the environment are now gaining attention for having possible endocrine disrupting capabilities. These endocrine disrupting chemica...
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BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF MERCURY IN VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE LAKES: AN ASSESSMENT OF MERCURY IN WATER, SEDIMENT, AND BIOTA OF VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE LAKES - COMPREHENSIVE FINAL PROJECT REPORT |
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This report summarizes findings of a three-year field study of mercury in freshwater lakes of Vermont and New Hampshire. The study was undertaken jointly by the Vermont Department ...
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BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS: MARINE MAMMALS AND SEA TURTLES |
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In the description of the Arthur Kill biological features presented in Chapter 1, marine mammals and sea turtles are not discussed since they are not regular residents of this area...
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BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR DEVELOPMENT AND CLASSIFICATION FOR GREAT LAKES COASTAL WETLANDS |
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Great Lakes coastal wetlands are a valued aquatic resource that provide important ecological functions for the Great Lakes including serving as fish habitat, aquatic food web suppo...
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BIOMONITORING THE TOXICOGENOMIC RESPONSE TO ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS IN HUMANS, LABORATORY SPECIES AND WILDLIFE |
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With the advent of sequence information for entire eukaryotic genomes, it is now possible to analyze gene expression on a genomic scale. The primary tool for genomic analysis of ge...
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BOOK REVIEW OF "ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ROADS" |
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Throughout the world, roads have become a permanent part of our environment. The ecological effects of roads and traffic are as consequential as other topical issues such as losse...
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BOOK REVIEW: ARE YOU AN ADVOCATE, TACIT SUPPORTER, CRITICAL SKEPTIC, OR SILENT SKEPTIC? |
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"Silent Sperm," "You're not half the man your grandfather was," "Assault on the Male," "Gender Benders,"-perhaps no other public health concern has given rise to the number of memo...
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BROAD-SCALE ASSESSMENT OF WETLAND VULNERABILITY USING GIS AND LANDSCAPE-ECOLOGICAL METRICS |
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Landscape-ecological indicators of ecosystem integrity are increasingly being sought for use in habitat suitability assessments, habitat vulnerability assessments, and as a means ...
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BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS: CAUSE FOR CONCERN? |
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Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) have routinely been added to consumer products for several decades in a successful effort to reduce fire-related injury and property damage. Rec...
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BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS: WHAT WE KNOW, AND WHAT WE DON’T |
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Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) represent a large and diverse class of high volume industrial chemicals which have been developed to provide fire safety. There are many other ...
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BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS: WHAT WE KNOW, AND WHAT WE DON�T |
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Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) represent a large and diverse class of high volume industrial chemicals which have been developed to provide fire safety. There are many other B...
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CAREERS IN ECOLOGY |
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Many non-scientists treat "ecology" and "environmentalism" as roughly interchangeable words, thus the word "ecologist" commonly has come to signify a particular part of the politic...
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CELLULAR BIOAVAILABILITY OF NATURAL HORMONES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS AS A FUNCTION OF SERUM AND CYTOSOLIC BINDING FACTORS |
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Environmental contaminants have been reported to function as hormone mimics in various wildlife species. To investigate a potential mechanism for the interaction of contaminants wi...
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CHALLENGES IN WETLAND RESTORATION AND CREATION |
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The interaction between human uses of land and the protection and maintenance of healthy ecosystems has confronted societies throughout the ages. he same challenges persist today, ...
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CHANGES IN GENE EXPRESSION PROFILE FOLLOWING SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE TO AN ENVIRONMENTALLY RELEVANT MIXTURE OF PHAHS |
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Changes in gene expression profile following short-term exposure to an environmentally relevant mixture of PHAHs
Polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAH) including, polych...
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CHANGES IN TRACE METAL CONCENTRATIONS IN DETROIT RIVER WATER AND SEDIMENT SINCE THE 1980S |
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Water samples werre collected from the Trenton Channel of the Detroit River between March 1995 and June 1996. Both unfiltered and filtered samples were collected. Sediments were co...
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CHARACTERIZING POPULATIONS OF THE ESTUARINE FISH FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS INDIGENOUS TO SITES WITH DIFFERING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY |
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Populations of the non-migratory estuarine fish Fundulus heteroclitus were collected from New Bedford Harbor and distant clean sites to investigate whether indigenous populations...
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CHEMICALS FROM PHARMACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS |
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The use or consumption of natural resources often leads to ecological alteration. These changes can result from exposure of living systems to "stressors" ranging from physical alte...
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COASTAL SALT MARSH COMMUNITY CHANGE IN NARRAGANSETT BAY IN RESPONSE TO CULTURAL EUTROPHICATION |
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Coastal salt marshes are susceptible to cultural eutrophication, particularly the over-enrichment of nitrogen, because they are often located where surface water and groundwater d...
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COLD STRESS AND ACUTE ORGANOPHOSPHORUS EXPOSURE: INTERACTION EFFECTS ON JUVENILE NORTHERN BOBWHITE |
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The interaction of cold stress and acute chlorpyrifos (O, O-diethyl O-(3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinyl)-phosphorothioate) exposure was examined in juvenile northern bobwhite (Colinus v...
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COMMENTARY: NEUROTOXICOLOGY-MEET THE REAL WORLD |
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In 1962, world attention became focused on the environmental issues surrounding pesticide usage when Rachel Carson published her third book, 'Silent Spring'. Citing one case report...
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COMPARATIVE HEPATIC EFFECTS OF PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID AND WY 14,643 IN PPARÁ KNOCKED OUT AND WILD-TYPE MICE |
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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a fluorinated organic chemical widely used in consumer and industrial products. Its persistence in the environment and presence in humans and wildl...
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COMPARING SIMPLE AND COMPLEX WILDLIFE POPULATION MODELS THROUGH A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN EPA AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO |
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COMPARISON OF CREATED AND NATURAL FRESHWATER EMERGENT WETLANDS IN CONNECTICUT |
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Five three- to four-year old created palustrine/emergent wetland sites were compared with five nearby natural wetlands of comparable size and type. ydrologic, soil and vegetation d...
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COMPARISON OF WEEKLY EXPOSURES TO ANATOXIN-A AND NICOTINE ON THE MOTOR ACTIVITY OF RATS. |
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Anatoxin-a is a nicotinic cholinergic agonist that is produced by several genera of cyanobacteria, and has been implicated in several poisoning episodes of wildlife, livestock, d...
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CONSERVATION PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE INVASIVE SPECIES |
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Invasive plant species are degrading the structure and function of ecosystems throughout the world. Although most state and federal conservation agencies in the U.S. attempt to re...
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CONSTRUCTING, PERTURBATION ANALYSIIS AND TESTING OF A MULTI-HABITAT PERIODIC MATRIX POPULATION MODEL |
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We present a matrix model that explicitly incorporates spatial habitat structure and seasonality and discuss preliminary results from a landscape level experimental test. Ecologic...
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CONTAMINANT-ASSOCIATED ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION IN REPTILES. |
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The data presented suggest that contaminants can alter the endocrine and reproductive system of reptiles by mimicking hormones and by various mechanisms other than direct hormonal ...
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CONTAMINANT-INDUCED ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION IN WILDLIFE |
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Environmental contaminants have posed a threat to the health of wildlife since the onset of the industrial age. Over the last four decades, much concern has focused on the lethal, ...
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CONTAMINATION OF FISH IN STREAMS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION: AN APPROACH TO REGIONAL INDICATOR SELECTION AND WILDLIFE ASSESSMENT |
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The extent of contamination of fish in the Mid-Atlantic Region was evaluated as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Monitoring and Assessment Program's regional asse...
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CONTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLD ACTIVITIES TO THE HEALTH OF URBAN ECOSYSTEMS |
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With a majority of humans now living in urban and suburban areas, innovative methods are needed for land use planning to maintain healthy urban communities and ecosystems. As urba...
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CONVERTING ISOTOPE RATIOS TO DIET COMPOSITION - THE USE OF MIXING MODELS |
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Investigations of wildlife foraging ecology with stable isotope analysis are increasing. Converting isotope values to proportions of different foods in a consumer's diet requires ...
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COULD ETHINYL ESTRADIOL AFFECT THE POPULATION BIOLOGY OF CUNNER, TAUTOGOLABRUS ADSPERSUS |
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Endocrine disrupting chemicals in the environment may disturb the population dynamics of wildlife by affecting reproductive output and embryonic development of organisms. This stud...
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CROSS-FOSTER STUDY OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS OF PFOA |
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Perflourooctanoic acid (PFOA), a commercial surfactant, has recently been found in wildlife and human blood. Exposure of pregnant rats and mice to PFOA results in low body weight ...
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CUMULATIVE DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS: SYNERGY OR ADDITIVITY? |
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Exposure to chemicals with hormonal activity during critical developmental periods can disrupt reproductive function and development. Within the last decade, several classes of pes...
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CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF OIL FIELDS ON NORTHERN ALASKAN LANDSCAPES (JOURNAL VERSION) |
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Proposed further developments on Alaska's Arctic Coastal Plain raise questions about cumulative effects on arctic tundra ecosystems of development of multiple large oil fields. Map...
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CURRENT CHALLENGES ON ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS |
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For over ten years, major international efforts have been aimed at understanding the mechanism and extent of endocrine disruption in experimental models, wildlife, and people; the ...
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CURRENT ISSUES REGARDING ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE |
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Recently public concern has increased regarding industrial and environmental substances that may have adverse hormonal effects in human and wildlife populations. This concern has a...
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CYANOBACTERIA AND THEIR TOXINS IN EPA'S DRINKING WATER CONTAMINANT CANDIDATE LIST |
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Cyanobacteria, and other algae, and their toxins are a group of microbial contaminants included on the CCL and are undergoing further study and evaluation. Although multiple cyanob...
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Case Study Part 2: Probabilistic Modeling of Long-term Effects of Pesticides on Individual Breeding Success in Birds and Mammals |
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A workshop was convened in January 2004 with the aim of improving the way long-term risk to wildlife is assessed....
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Comparing Pharmacokinetic Models for Perfluorooctanoic Acid Mice |
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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is environmentally persistent and widely detected in humans and wildlife. Model camparison was demonstrated in this presentation...
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Contaminant Exposure in Terrestrial Vertebrates |
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Manuscript is a critical review of the state of the science for quantifying exposures of terrestrial wildlife species to chemical contamination. It describes the unique aspects of...
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Cryptosporidium Source Tracking in the Potomac River Watershed |
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To better characterize the presence of Cryptosporidium in the Potomac River watershed, a PCR-based genotyping tool was used to analyze 64 base-flow and 28 storm-flow samples from f...
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DAMAGE ASSESSMENT STUDIES FOLLOWING THE NEPCO 140 OIL SPILL ON THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER |
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The primary objective of this two-and-one half year research effort was to determine the environmental and economic impacts of the NEPCO 140 oil spill. This spill occurred in the f...
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DEMOGRAPHIC UNCERTAINTY IN ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENTS. (R825347) |
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We built a Ricker's model incorporating demographic stochasticity to simulate the effects of demographic uncertainty on responses of gray-tailed vole (Microtus canicaudus) populati...
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DEMOGRAPHY AND SPATIAL POPULATION STRUCTURE IN CALIFORNIA TIGER SALAMANDER |
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Although the causes of many amphibian declines remain mysterious, there is general agreement that human habitat alteration represents the greatest threat to amphibian populations. ...
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DERIVATION OF WILDLIFE VALUES FOR MERCURY |
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DERIVATION OF WILDLIFE VALUES FOR MERCURY |
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A procedure has been developed to estimate surface water concentrations of toxicants that will protect the viability of wildlife populations associated with aquatic resources. This...
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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A LOW-COST STREAM-MONITORING SHELTER |
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The design and construction of a low-cost stream-monitoring shelter are discussed. urrently in use on the Fernow Experimental Forest in West Virginia, the shelter creates an enviro...
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DESTRUCTION OF PCBS USING SULFATE RADICAL-BASED ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES |
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a class of 209 congeners that were extensively used in industrial applications during 1929 to early 1970s, The presence of PCBs in the environm...
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DETECTION OF BIFIDOBACTERIA IN DIFFERENT ANIMAL FECES USING SPECIES-SPECIFIC 165 RDNA ASSAYS |
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The use of bifidobacteria in microbial water quality studies has been sporadic, in part due to the limitations associated with conventional approaches used to isolate and enumerate...
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DETERMINING INDICATORS OF EXPOSURE AND EFFECTS FOR ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS (EDCS): AN OVERVIEW. |
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Endocrine disruptors are characterized by their influence on animal endocrine systems resulting in reproductive, developmental, neurological, and immune dysfunction. The purpose of...
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DEVELOPING A PRODUCTION POSSIBILITY SET OF WILDLIFE SPECIES PERSISTENCE AND TIMBER HARVEST VALUE |
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An integrated model combing a wildlife population simulation model, and timber harvest and growth models was developed to explore the tradeoffs between the likelihood of persistenc...
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DEVELOPING A PRODUCTION POSSIBILITY SET OF WILDLIFE SPECIES PERSISTENCE AND TIMBER HARVEST VALUE. (R826619) |
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The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoi...
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DEVELOPING HABITAT MODELS FOR AQUATIC-DEPENDENT WILDLIFE |
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There is no abstract available for this product. If further information is requested, please refer to the bibliographic citation and contact the person listed under Contact field....
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DEVELOPING INDICATORS OF SALT MARSH HEALTH |
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We relate plant zonation in salt marshes to key ecosystem services such as erosion control and wildlife habitat. Ten salt marshes in Narragansett Bay, with similar geological bedro...
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DEVELOPING STANDARDS FOR ASSESSING ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL STRESSORS THROUGH ASTM COMMITTEE E47: A PAST FOUNDATION OF PROVEN STANDARDS, A FUTURE OF GREAT POTENTIAL AND OPPORTUNITY |
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Development of standards associated with assessing the bioavailability of contaminants in sediment will be used as a case study for how standards have been developed through Commit...
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DEVELOPING TOOLS FOR EVALUATING RISK MANAGEMENT OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS |
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The goal of endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) risk management (RM) is to minimize the release of EDCs into the environment or to minimize the exposure of humans or wildlife to ED...
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DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF A TOOL FOR EVALUATING WILDLIFE EXPOSURE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH MERCURY-CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS |
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There is no abstract for this product. If further information is requested, please refer to the bibliographic citation and contact the person listed under Contact field....
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DEVELOPMENT AND SELECTION OF AMMONIA EMISSION FACTORS FOR THE 1985 NAPAP EMISSIONS INVENTORY |
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The report, prepared for the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program (NAPAP), identifies the most appropriate ammonia (NH3) emission factors available for inclusion in the 1...
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DEVELOPMENT AND SELECTION OF AMMONIA EMISSION FACTORS FOR THE 1985 NAPAP EMISSIONS INVENTORY |
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The report, prepared for the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program (NAPAP), identifies the most appropriate ammonia (NH3) emission factors available for inclusion in the 1...
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DEVELOPMENT AND TEST APPLICATION A SCREENING-LEVEL MERCURY FATE MODEL AND TOOL FOR EVALUATING WILDLIFE EXPOSURE RISK FOR SURFACE WATERS WITH MERCURY-CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS (SERAFM) |
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Complex chemical cycling of mercury in aquatic ecosystems means that tracing the linkage between anthropogenic and natural loadings of mercury to watersheds and water bodies and as...
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DEVELOPMENT OF BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS, METHODS AND ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES FOR USE IN HEADWATER INTERMITTENT STREAMS |
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Despite representing the most abundant and widespread of our nation's surface waters, regions, states and tribes have received little guidance specific to headwater intermittent st...
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DEVELOPMENT OF HOST-SPECIFIC METAGENOMIC MARKERS FOR MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING USING A NOVEL METAGENOMIC APPROACH |
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Fecal contamination of source water has always been an important issue to the drinking water industry. Improper disposal of animal waste, leaky septic tanks, storm runoff, and the ...
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DEVELOPMENT OF HOST-SPECIFIC METAGENOMIC MARKERS FOR MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING USING A NOVEL METAGENOMIC APPROACH |
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Fecal contamination of source waters is an important issue to the drinking water industry. Improper disposal of animal waste, leaky septic tanks, storm runoff, and wildlife can all...
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DEVELOPMENT OF RISK ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES FOR SOIL BIOAVAILABILITY AND BIOACCUMULATION OF AN ORGANOPHOSPHORUS PESTICIDE |
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There is increased concern about the effects of organophosphorus (OP) pesticides on human and animal health. This class of chemicals has been shown to affect the immune function o...
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DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS TO ASSESS THE EFFECTS OF INDIVIDUAL, POPULATION, AND SPATIAL LEVELS: INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT OF MULTIPLE STRESSORS ON PISCIVOROUS BIRDS |
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The goal of the US Environmental Protection Agency's National Health and Environmental Research Laboratory's Wildlife Risk Assessment program is to develop scientifically valid met...
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DEVELOPMENT OF TOXICITY REFERENCE VALUES FOR ECOLOGICAL SOIL SCREENING LEVELS (ECO-SSLS) FOR TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE |
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Ecological Soil Screening Levels (Eco-SSLs) protective of terrestrial wildlife were developed by the USEPA Superfund. The wildlife Eco-SSL is the soil contaminant concentration whe...
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DEVELOPMENTAL EXPOSURE TO POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS DOES IMPAIRS SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION AND LTP IN HIPPOCAMPUS. |
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Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants bioaccumulate in wildlife and in humans and reduce circulating levels of thyroxine (T4). The present work examined hippocamp...
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DEVELOPMENTAL EXPOSURE TO POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS DOES NOT ALTER SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION AND LTP IN HIPPOCAMPUS. |
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Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PDE) flame retardants bioaccumulate in the environment, in wildlife, and in humans. Concern has been raised over potential thyrotoxic effects of th...
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DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROTOXICOLOGY OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS AND RELATED COMPOUNDS |
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Polychlorinated biphenyls are stable, lipophilic industrial compounds that are present in residue levels in human tissue, wildlife and freshwater sediment. hey are toxic and are kn...
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DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY OF PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID (PFOA) AFTER CROSS FOSTER AND RESTRICTED GESTATIONAL EXPOSURES. |
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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a compound which persists and is found ubiquitously in the environment, wildlife and humans. PFOA affects growth, development and viability of off...
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DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY OF PFOS AND PFOA |
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Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAA) are fully-fluorinated organic chemicals with a carbon backbone (typically varying from C-4 to C-14) and a functional group (usually carboxylic acid or s...
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DIAGNOSING CAUSES OF NATIVE FISH AND MUSSEL SPECIES DECLINE IN THE CLINCH AND POWELL RIVER WATERSHED, VIRGINIA, USA. |
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The free-flowing Clinch and Powell watershed in Virginia, USA harbors a high number of endemic mussel and fish species but they are declining or going extinct at an alarming rate. ...
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DIAGNOSIS OF PAST FISH AND WILDLIFE POPULATION DECLINES SUPPORTS ESTABLISHMENT OF WATER QUALITY CRITERIA TO PREVENT FUTURE DIOXIN TOXICITY EVENTS |
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This work not only establishes clear epidemiological connection between the known toxicity of dioxin-like chemicals and failure and recovery of the Lake Ontario lake trout populati...
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DIFFERENTIAL MODULATION OF CATECHOLAMINES BY CHLOROTRIAZINE HERBICIDES IN PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA (PC12) CELLS IN VITRO |
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Differential modulation of catecholamines by chlorotriazine herbicides in pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells in vitro.
Das PC, McElroy WK, Cooper RL.
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DIFFERENTIAL URINARY PROTEIN BINDING OF PBDES IN MICE |
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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), commercial chemicals used as flame retardants in consumer goods, have become the focus of increasing scientific research due to their persis...
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DISRUPTION OF THYROID HORMONE HOMEOSTASIS BY PERFLUROALKYL ACIDS |
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Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAA) are man-made chemicals found ubiquitously in humans and wildlife; the major representatives of these are those with an 8-carbon chain (C-8, perfluorooct...
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DISSECTING HABITAT CONNECTIVITY |
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Connectivity is increasingly recognized as an important element of a successful reserve design. Connectivity matters in reserve design to the extent that it promote...
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DISTRIBUTION AND CAUSES OF GLOBAL FOREST FRAGMENTATION |
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Because human land uses tend to expand over time, forests that share a high proportion of their borders with anthropogenic uses are at higher risk of further degradation than fores...
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DISTRIBUTION OF CHIRAL PCBS IN SELECTED TISSUES IN THE LABORATORY RAT |
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The enantiomeric enrichment of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) atropisomers has been reported in both wildlife and in humans. The biological processes causing this enrichment are o...
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DISTRIBUTION, TYPE, ACCUMULATION AND SOURCE OF MARINE DEBRIS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1989-93 |
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Distribution, type, accumulation, & source of marine debris on coastal beaches and in harbors of the United States were examined from 1989 to 1993. nformation was compiled from ann...
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DISTURBED SEXUAL CHARACTERISITCS IN MALE MOSQUITOFISH (GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI) FROM A LAKE CONTAMINATED WITH ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS. |
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Previous laboratory studies have demonstrated that estrogenic and antiandrogenic chemicals can alter several sexual characteristics in male poeciliid fishes. Whether similar distur...
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DNA BASED MOLECULAR METHODS FOR BACTERIAL SOURCE TRACKING IN WATERSHEDS |
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Point and non-point pollution sources of fecal pollution on a watershed adversely impact the quality of drinking source waters and recreational waters. States are required to de...
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DO BEHAVIORAL RESPONSES TO PESTICIDE EXPOSURE AFFECT WILDLIFE POPULATION PARAMETERS? |
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Avian behavioral responses to exposure to agricultural pesticides are reviewed in relation to ultimate effects on survival and reproduction. Pesticide-induced changes in foraging b...
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Development of Species Sensitivity Distributions for Wildlife Using Interspecies Toxicity Correlation Models |
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Species sensitivity distributions (SSD) are cumulative distributions of chemical toxicity of multiple species and have had limited application in wildlife risk assessment because o...
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Devopmental toxicity of perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) is not dependent on expression on peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-alpha (PPAR-alpha)in the mouse |
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Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) are members of a family of perfluorinated compounds. Both are environmentally persistent and found in the serum ...
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Does encouraging the use of wetlands in water quality trading programs make economic sense? |
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Water quality trading has grown in popularity and scope in recent years owing to its potential as a flexible, low-cost way to achieve nutrient reduction goals. Policy makers are i...
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ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIALECONOMIC BENEFITS OF RESTORING AND-IMPAIRED STREAMS: EMERGY-BASED VALUATION |
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Sound environmental decisions require an integrated, systemic method of valuation that accurately accounts for environmental and social, as well as economic, costs and benefits. M...
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ECOLOGICAL AND WATER QUALITY CONSEQUENCES OF NUTRIENT ADDITION FOR SALMON RESTORATION IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST OF NORTH AMERICA |
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Salmon runs have declined over the past two centuries in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Reduced inputs of salmon-derived organic matter and nutrients (SDN) may lim...
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ECOLOGICAL CONDITION OF ESTUARIES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO |
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The Gulf of Mexico is a vast natural resource that encompasses the coastal areas of western Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, as well as a portion of Mexico. Many...
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ECOLOGICAL CONDITION OF THE ESTUARIES OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON |
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Estuaries are bodies of water that receive freshwater and sediment from rivers and saltwater from the oceans. They are transition zones between the fresh water of a river and the ...
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ECOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO POLLUTION ABATEMENT: A FRAMEWORK FOR MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT FOR COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS |
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Ecological Responses to Pollution Abatement: A Framework for Measurement and Assessment for Coastal Ecosystems (Abstract). To be presented at the 16th Biennial Conference of the Es...
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ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENTS: EVALUATING PESTICIDE RISKS TO NON-TARGET SPECIES |
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Many wildlife species share habitat with humans and are influenced by human activity. Wildlife living adjacent to farmland may benefit from the crops grown but also may be inadvert...
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ECOREGIONS OF COLORADO |
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The ecoregions of Colorado have been identified, mapped, and described and provide a geographic structure for environmental resources research, assessment, monitoring, and manageme...
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ECOREGIONS OF TEXAS |
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Ecoregions denote areas of general similarity in ecosystems and in the type, quality, and quantity of environmental resources. They are designed to serve as a spatial framework for...
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ECOTOXICOGENOMICS: EXPOSURE INDICATORS USING ESTS AND SUBTRACTIVE LIBRARIES FOR MULTI-LIFE STAGES OF PIMEPHALES |
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Ecotoxicogenomics is research that identifies patterns of gene expression in wildlife and predicts effects of environmental stressors. We are developing a multiple stressor, multi...
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ECTOXICOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES FOR AVIAN FIELD STUDIES USING RADIOTELEMETRY OR REMOTE SENSING |
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In this section, I will provide a wildlife toxicologist's perspective of avian field studies. ill focus my remarks on the type of information needed when conducting studies in fiel...
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EDC SCREENING METHODS FOR WILDLIFE: THE "KANSAS CITY" WORKSHOP |
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There is no abstract available for this product. If further information is requested, please refer to the bibliographic citation and contact the person listed under Contact field....
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EFFECTS OF 2,2′4,4′-TETRABROMODIPHENYL ETHER ON NUCLEAR RECEPTOR REGULATED GENES: IMPLICATIONS FOR THYROID HORMONE DISRUPTION |
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2,2′,4,4′-Tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE 47) is usually the most common polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congener found in human tissues and wildlife. Several studie...
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EFFECTS OF ACUTE AND WEEKLY EPISODIC EXPOSURES TO ANATOXIN-A ON THE MOTOR ACTIVITY OF RATS: COMPARISON WITH NICOTINE. |
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Anatoxin-a is a potent nicotinic cholinergic agonist, that is produced by many genera of cyanobacteria, and has caused several poisoning episodes of wildlife, livestock, and domest...
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EFFECTS OF AQUEOUS AND DIETARY EXPOSURE OF DIELDRIN ON SURVIVAL, GROWTH AND BIOCONCENTRATION IN MALLARD DUCKLINGS |
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Tests were conducted to determine the effects of dieldrin in continuous-flow water and in food on survival, growth, and bioconcentration in mallard ducklings. ieldrin had no effect...
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EFFECTS OF BENZO[A]PYRENE EXPOSURE ON A FISH POPULATION RESISTANT TO THE TOXIC EFFECTS OF DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS |
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Effects of a model polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) were compared in populations of the estuarine fish Fundulus heteroclitus indigenous to a reference site and one highly cont...
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EFFECTS OF CADMIUM ON GROWTH AND BIOACCUMULATION IN THE NORTH-WESTERN SALAMANDER (AMBYSTOMA GRACILE) |
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Cadmium (Cd) is very toxic to aquatic species and wildlife associated with aquatic habitats, and ontamination is widespread as a result of human activities. mphibians are not a hig...
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EFFECTS OF CHRONIC STRESS ON WILDLIFE POPULATIONS: A POPULATION MODELING APPROACH AND CASE STUDY |
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This chapter describes a matrix modeling approach to characterize and project risks to wildlife populations subject to chronic stress. Population matrix modeling was used to estima...
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EFFECTS OF DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUND CONTAMINATION ON AN ESTUARINE FISH SPECIES: ADAPTIVE CHANGES AT SPECIFIC GENETIC LOCI |
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Fish from a highly PCB-contaminated Superfund site (New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA) that show genetically-based tolerance to DLCs (Nacci, D. et al. 1999. Mar.Biol.134: 9-17) also ...
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EFFECTS OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS ON FISH AND WILDLIFE: A TALE OF MALFORMED ALLIGATOR PENISES AND OTHER ODDITIES |
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No abstract. Talk presented at University of Wyoming on endocrine disruptors and how it contributes to malformed alligator penises....
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EFFECTS OF ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING CHEMICALS ON HUMANS AND WILDLIFE |
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EFFECTS OF EXOGENOUS ESTROGEN ON MATE SELECTION OF HOUSE FINCHES |
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Concern about the potential for endocrine disrupting chemicals to interfere with normal breeding behaviors of wildlife has prompted this study of effects of exogenous estrogen on m...
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EFFECTS OF EXTROGENOUS ESTROGEN ON MATE SELECTION OF HOUSE FINCHES |
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Effects of exogenous estrogen on mate selection of house finches. Clark, J., Fairbrother, A*. Parametrix, Inc., Corvallis, OR; Brewer, L., EBA, Inc., Sisters, OR; Bennett, R.S., U...
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EFFECTS OF HABITAT LOSS ON POPULATIONS OF WHITE-FOOTED MICE: MATRIX MODEL PREDICTIONS WITH LANDSCAPE-SCALE PERTURBATION EXPERIMENTS |
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Habitat loss is the leading cause of decline in wildlife diversity and abundance throughout the world, and understanding its impacts on animal populations is a critical challenge f...
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EFFECTS OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON RESIDENT MAMMALS WITHIN URBAN ECOSYSTEMS |
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EFFECTS OF INCUBATION TEMPERATURE AND ESTROGEN EXPOSURE ON AROMATASE ACTIVITY IN THE BRAIN AND GONADS OF EMBRYONIC ALLIGATORS |
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During embryogenesis, incubation temperature and the hormonal environment influence gonadal differentiation of some reptiles, including all crocodilians. Current evidence suggests ...
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EFFECTS OF METHYLMERCURY ON REPRODUCTION IN AMERICAN KESTRELS AND COMPARISON TO EFFECTS OBSERVED IN OTHER AVIAN SPECIES |
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A study of the effects of methylmercury on reproduction in American kestrels was conducted in conjunction with the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center as part of a larger projec...
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EFFECTS OF NORTHERN BOBWHITE (COLINUS VIRGINIANUS) AGE AND WEIGHT ON RESULTS OF THE AVIAN DIETARY TOXICITY TEST |
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The question of test animal age is not new in wildlife toxicology. Researchers at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Research Laboratory in Corvallis, OR have ...
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EFFECTS OF PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATE (PFOS) ON THYROID HORMONE STATUS IN ADULT AND NEONATAL RATS |
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EFFECTS OF PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATE (PFOS) ON THYROID HORMONE STATUS IN ADULT AND NEONATAL RATS. M.N. Logan1, J.R. Thibodeaux2, R.G. Hanson2, C. Lau2. 1North Carolina Central Un...
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EFFECTS OF PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID EXPOSURE DURING PREGNANCY IN THE MOUSE |
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Effects Of Perfluorooctanoic Acid Exposure During Pregnancy In The Mouse
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Lau, C., J.R. Thibodeaux*, R.G. Hanson* and J.M. Rogers...
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EFFECTS OF PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID EXPOSURE DURING PREGNANCY IN THE MOUSE |
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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a member of the perfluoroalkyl acids that have wide commercial applications, has recently been detected in humans and wildlife. The current study ch...
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EFFECTS OF PRENATAL PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATE (PFOS) EXPOSURE ON LUNG MATURATION IN THE PERINATAL RAT |
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Background: Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), found widely in wildlife and humans, is environmentally and metabolically stable. Environmental PFOS may be from its use as a surfacta...
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EFFECTS OF SECTION 404 PERMITTING ON FRESHWATER WETLANDS IN LOUISIANA, ALABAMA, AND MISSISSIPPI |
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Information was compiled on permits issued under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act for alteration of freshwater wetlands from January 1982-August 1987 in Louisiana, Alabama, and M...
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EFFECTS OF STERIODAL ESTROGEN EXPOSURE ON CUNNER EXTRAPOLATED TO THE POPULATION LEVEL |
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Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in the environment may disturb the population growth rate of wildlife by affecting reproductive output and early life survival of organisms. C...
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ELEMENTAL FISH TISSUE CONTAMINATION IN NORTHEASTERN U.S. LAKES: EVALUATION OF AN APPROACH TO REGIONAL ASSESSMENT |
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The approach of the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) to monitoring of fish tissue contaminants is shown to have utility for regional assessment, and for discr...
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ELEMENTAL FISH TISSUE CONTAMINATION IN NORTHEASTERN U.S. LAKES: EVALUATION OF AN APPROACH TO REGIONAL ASSESSMENT |
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The approach of the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) to monitoring of fish tissue contaminants is shown to have utility for regional assessment,and for discri...
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EMERGING CONTAMINANTS IN BIOSOLIDS |
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Emerging contaminants are receiving increasing media and scientific attention. These chemicals are sometimes referred to as compounds of emerging concern or trace organic compound...
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EMERGING ISSUES RELATED TO ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANDROGENS AND ANTIANDROGENS |
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Wildlife populations from contaminated ecosystems display a variety of reproductive alterations including cryptorchidism in the Florida panther, small baculum in young male otters,...
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EMERGING MOLECULAR COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES FOR CROSS-SPECIES EXTRAPOLATIONS: A WORKSHOP SUMMARY |
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Advances in molecular technology have led to the elucidation of full genomic sequences of several multicellular organisms, ranging from nematodes to man. The related molecular fiel...
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EMERGING PATHOGENS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN: UNIQUE CHALLENGES FOR QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT |
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Recently severe human epidemics caused by waterborne Cryptosporidium parvum and Escherichia coli Strain (157:H7 of animal origin have attracted much attention in the national news ...
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ENDANGERED SPECIES SENSITIVITY AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT |
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he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and National Marine Fisheries Service share a common responsibility for the protection of our nation's ...
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ENDOCRINE DISRUPTER SCREENING PROGRAMS TO PROTECT WILDLIFE: ONLY AS STRONG AS THE WEAKEST LINK |
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As global efforts move towards the establishment of screening programs for endocrine disrupters (EDs) in wildlife, a number of unresolved questions demand attention if such efforts...
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ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICAL RISK MANAGEMENT RESEARCH IN THE US EPA'S OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT |
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Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are receiving increasing media and scientific attention. Concerns about these chemicals stem from the possibility of serious human and wildli...
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ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CONTAMINANTS AND ALLIGATOR EMBRYOS: A LESSON FROM WILDLIFE? |
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Many xenobiotic compounds introduced into the environment by human activity adversely affect wildlife. A number of these contaminants have been hypothesized to induce non lethal, m...
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ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS MULTI-YEAR PLAN |
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To support its regulatory mandates, EPA's research focuses on improving our scientific understanding of the exposures, effects, and management of endocrine disruptor chemicals and ...
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ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS: LESSONS LEARNED |
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For more than ten years, major international efforts have been aimed at understanding the mechanism and extent of endocrine disruption in experimental models, wildlife, and people;...
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ENDOCRINE EFFECTS OF PRENATAL EXPOSURES TO PCBS, DIOXINS, AND OTHER XENOBIOTICS: IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY AND FUTURE RESEARCH |
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Recent reports have suggested that environmental chemicals may be associated with endocrine alterations in people, wildlife, and experimental animals. harmacological investigations...
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ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING CHEMICALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT: ASSESSING POTENTIAL EFFECTS IN WILDLIFE |
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Recent evidence suggests that xenobiotic chemicals which mimic/block the action of key hormones in a variety of endocrine pathways may be responsible for adverse effects both in hu...
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ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING CONTAMINANTS AND HORMONE DYNAMICS: LESSONS FROM WILDLIFE. |
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The purpose of this chapter is to review the various mechanisms through which EDCs elicit their effects, specifically focusing on the insight gained from wildlife studies. This rev...
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ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING CONTAMINANTS AND REPRODUCTION IN VERTEBRATE WILDLIFE. |
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The fields of toxicology, endocrinology, and reproductive physiology recently have combined resources to study the effects of endocrine-disrupting contaminants (EDCs) in wildlife p...
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ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING CONTAMINANTS AND REPRODUCTION IN VERTEBRATE WILDLIFE. (R824760) |
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The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoi...
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ENVIRONMENTAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF HERBICIDES |
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Herbicides comprise over 75% of all the agricultural pesticide use in the United States. This amounts to over 500 million pounds of active ingredients applied each year. The US EPA...
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ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS |
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Endocrine disruptors are a class of chemicals of growing interest to the environmental community. USEPA's Risk Assessment Forum defined an endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) as "a...
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ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS: JOURNAL ARTICLE |
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NRMRL-CIN-1600
Sayles*, G.D. Environmental Engineering and Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals. ASCE Journal of
Environmental Engineering (Arnold, R.G. (Ed....
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ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM AGROECOSYSTEM MONITORING AND RESEARCH STRATEGY |
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The monitoring program described in this document is one component of the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP), a national program administered by the U.S. Enviro...
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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM: MECHANISMS OF IMMUNOTOXICITY ACROSS PHYLA |
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Environmental pollution and the immune system: Mechanisms of immunotoxicity across phyla. Bob Luebke and Dori Germolec, US EPA, RTP, NC and NIEHS, RTP, NC
Our current under...
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EPA MED-DULUTH'S ECOTOX AND ECO-SSL WEB APPLICATIONS |
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The ECOTOX (ECOTOXicology Database) system developed by the USEPA, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL), Mid-Continent Ecology Division in Duluth,...
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EPA'S ECO-SSL WEB APPLICATION |
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The Ecological Soil Screening Level (Eco-SSL) work group, composed of scientists and risk assessors from EPA, Environment Canada, DOE, Army, Navy, Air Force, states, industry, acad...
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EPA'S ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS BRANCH: PLANNING FOR AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE |
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The seminar will address two topics: 1) a brief overview of Dr. Hammer’s professional experiences that preceded his appointment with the Environmental Protection Agency; and 2) a s...
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ESTABLISHMENT OF TRANSGENIC CREEPING BENTGRASS (AGROSTIS STOLONIFERA L.) IN NON-AGRONOMIC HABITATS |
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Concerns about genetically modified crops include transgene flow to compatible wild species and potential unintended ecological consequences associated with transgene introgression...
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ESTIMATING ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES FROM SURFACE MINING OF COAL IN APPALACHIA: A CASE STUDY |
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A coherent methodology for economic valuation of the environmental damage from surface mining is presented in this report. The empirical case study was conducted in the watershed o...
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ESTIMATION OF AQUATIC SPECIES SENSITIVITY USING INTERSPECIES CORRELATION AND ACUTE TO CHRONIC TOXICITY MODELS |
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Abstract for presentation
Estimation of aquatic species sensitivity using interspecies correlation and acute to chronic toxicity models
Determining species sensitiv...
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ESTIMATION OF CHEMICAL TOXICITY TO WILDLIFE SPECIES USING INTERSPECIES CORRELATION MODELS |
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Ecological risks to wildlife are typically assessed using toxicity data for relataively few species and with limited understanding of differences in species sensitivity to contamin...
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ESTIMATION OF EXPOSURE CRITERIA VALUES FOR BILIARY POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON METABOLITE CONCENTRATION IN WHITE SUCKERS (CATASTOMUS COMMERSONI) |
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A methodology was developed for deriving quantitative exposure criteria useful for comparing a site or a watershed to a reference condition and for defining the occurrence of extre...
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ESTIMATION OF EXPOSURE CRITERIA VALUES FOR BILIARY POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON METABOLITE CONCENTRATIONS IN WHITE SUCKERS (CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONI) |
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A methodology was developed for deriving quantitative exposure criteria useful for comparing a site or a watershed to a reference condition and for defining the occurrence of extre...
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ESTIMATION OF SPECIES SENSITIVITY IN WILDLIFE USING INTERSPECIES TOXICITY CORRELATIONS |
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abstract for presentation...
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ESTIMATION OF WATERBORNE SELENIUM CONCENTRATIONS THAT ARE TOXICITY THRESHOLDS FOR WILDLIFE |
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the appropriateness of simple models that incorporate data on the toxicity of a substance to individuals (as opposed to populations) as too...
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EVALUATING ALTERNATIVE RESTORATION LANDSCAPES FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT POTENTIAL: COMPARING MODELING APPROACHES. (R827146) |
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The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoi...
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EVALUATING DESIGN AND VERIFYING COMPLIANCE OF CREATED WETLANDS IN THE VICINITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA |
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Completed mitigation projects are being studied by the Wetlands Research Program nationwide to identify critical design features, develop methods for evaluating projects, determine...
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EVALUATING PERTUBATIONS AND DEVELOPING RESTORATION STRATEGIES FOR INLAND WETLANDS IN THE GREAT LAKES BASIN |
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Wetland coverage and type distributions vary systematically by ecoregion across the Great Lakes Basin. Land use and subsequent changes in wetland type distributions also vary amon...
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EVALUATING THE CONDITION OF RIVERINE-RIPARIAN RESOURCES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST |
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The evaluation of the condition of riverine-riparian resources at regional scales relies on the interpretation of measurements taken on a variety of attributes reflecting both stat...
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EVALUATING THE INTEGRITY OF SALT MARSHES IN NARRAGANSETT BAY SUB-ESTUARIES USING A WATERSHED APPROACH |
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A watershed approach to examine measures of structure and function in salt marshes of similar geomorphology and hydrology in Narragansett Bay is being used to develop a reference s...
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EVALUATING THE INTEGRITY OF SALT MARSHES IN NARRAGANSETT BAY SUBESTUARIES USING A WATESHED APPROACH |
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A watershed approach to examine measures of structure and function in salt marshes of similar geomorphology and hydrology in Narragansett Bay was used to develop a reference system...
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EVALUATION OF BASELINE POPULATION GENETIC PARAMETERS OF TAHOE BASIN AMPHIBIANS USING ARCHIVAL SPECIMENS |
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Oral presentation at the Genetics Workshop, New York Chapter, Wildlife Society, Long Island, New York. ...
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EVALUATION OF CONSTRUCTED WETLAND AND RETENTION POND BMPS FOR ATTENUATING MICROBIAL CONTAMINANTS IN URBAN STORMWATER RUNOFF - 2005 |
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The goal of the EPA is to protect human health, ensure the safety of drinking and recreational waters, support economic and recreational activities, and provide healthy habitat for...
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EVALUATION OF EMAP-WETLANDS SAMPLING DESIGN USING NATIONAL WETLANDS INVENTORY DATA |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency initiated the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP)-Wetlands to monitor the current status and long-term trends in the con...
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EVALUATION OF METHOXYCHLOR AS AN ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR IN FATHEAD MINNOWS (PIMEPHALES PROMELAS) |
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Recent concerns over the possible effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on humans and wildlife has resulted in considerable interest in environmental contaminants that a...
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EVALUATION OF METHOXYCHLOR AS AN ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR IN FATHEAD MINNOWS (PIMEPHALES PROMELAS). |
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Recent concern over the possible effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on humans and wildlife has resulted in considerable interest in environmental contaminants that ad...
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EVALUATION OF PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATE IN THE RAT BRAIN |
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Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) is an environmentally persistent chemical that has been detected in humans and wildlife. PFOS is primarily distributed in liver and blood. The cu...
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EVALUATION OF WETLAND DEVELOPMENT AND WATERBIRD RESPONSE AT ELK CREEK WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, LAKE MILLS, IOWA, 1961-1990 |
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A waterfowl habitat development project involving 7.5 miles of stream was evaluated after 27 years. here was a modest 12% net increase in wetlands in impounded areas, but much of t...
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EVOLUTIONARY AND ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF MULTIGENERATIONAL EXPOSURES TO ANTHROPOGENIC STRESSORS |
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Biological and ecological responses to stress are dictated by duration and frequency, as well as instantaneous magnitude. Conditional compensatory responses at the physiological an...
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EXAMINING PAST LANDSCAPE CHANGE AND FORECASTING HYDROLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO LAND USE CHANGE |
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It is currently possible to measure landscape change over large areas and
determine trends in environmental condition using advanced space-based technologies
accompan...
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EXPOSURE ANALYSIS |
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This proceedings chapter will discuss the state-of-the-science regarding the evaluation of exposure as it relates to water quality criteria (WQC), sediment quality guidelines (SQG)...
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EXPOSURE ANALYSIS |
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This proceedings chapter presents the state of the science regarding the evaluation of exposure as it relates to WQC, SQGs, and wildlife criteria (WC). . . . In summary, the exposu...
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EXPOSURE FACTOR AND TOXICITY DATA FOR CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE: DATA AVAILABILITY AND SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY FOR ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT. (R825285) |
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The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoi...
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EXPOSURE OF RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEMS TO NON-INDIGENOUS PLANT SPECIES: A CONCEPTUAL RISK ASSESSMENT MODEL |
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Biological invasions are one of the foremost threats to the integrity of riparian
ecosystems worldwide, but little is known regarding the long-term invasion dynamics of
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Effects of prenatal exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate on the developing lung in the rat |
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Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), an environmentally stable industrial and household compound, has been detected in human and wildlife sera. Chronic prenatal exposure to PFOS in r...
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Encouraging the use of wetlands in water quality trading programs |
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The interest in water quality trading (WQT) has grown in recent years because of its potential to meet nutrient reduction goals at lower costs. However, one problem identified by ...
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Endocrine Disruption in Wildlife and Possible Effects in Humans |
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FECAL BACTERIA SOURCE TRACKING AND BACTEROIDES SPP. HOST SPECIES SPECIFICITY ANALYSIS |
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Point and non-point pollution sources of fecal pollution on a watershed adversely impact the quality of drinking source waters and recreational waters. States are required to de...
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FIELD DEPLOYABLE TECHNIQUES TO MONITOR EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL ESTROGENS THROUGHOUT THE REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE OF WILD BIRDS |
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Concern about potential for endocrine disrupting chemicals to interfere with normal breeding behaviors of wildlife prompted this study of effects of exposure to environmental estro...
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FINE-SCALE GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN CONTAMINANT-TOLERANT AND CONTAMINANT SENSITIVE FISH POPULATIONS |
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Studies have suggested that environmental contaminants can act as selective forces on exposed populations of wildlife species. Chronically exposed populations have shown reduced ge...
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FISH AND WILDLIFE PROTECTION IN THE PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE TRANS-ALASKA OIL PIPELINE |
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The report deals primarily with federal government planning for, and surveillance of, the pipeline project, but also includes some discussion of State of Alaska activities before a...
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FISH TISSUE RESIDUE-BASED TOXICITY REFERENCE VALUES FOR CHLORDANE, DDT, DIELDRIN, ENDRIN, HEXACHLOROBENZENE, MERCURY, AND PCBS FOR PISCIVOROUS WILDLIFE |
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Species-specific toxicity reference values (TRVs)...
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FISH TISSUE RESIDUE-BASED WILDLIFE VALUES FOR PISCIVOUOUS WILDLIFE: CHLORDANE, DDT, DIELDRIN, HEXACHLOROBENZENE |
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Fish tissue residue-based wildlife values were derived for chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, endrin, hexachlorobenzene, mercury and PCBs. Piscivorous wildlife for which these benchmarks we...
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FISH, WILDLIFE, AND ESTUARIES. PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN ESTUARINE MOLLUSKS, 1977 VERSUS 1972--NATIONAL PESTICIDE MONITORING PROGRAM |
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Bivalve mollusks were monitored for residues of 20 organochlorine and organophosphate pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in spring 1977 in 87 of the 181 estuaries routinely m...
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FOOD CHAIN TRANSFER AND BIOAVAILABILITY OF CD AND OTHER ELEMENTS IN PLANTS GROWN ON BIOSOLIDS AMENDED SOILS |
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Application of biosolids, livestock manures, compost, and many byproducts add heavy metals to soil. Exposure of humans, livestock and wildlife to these added heavy metals continues...
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FOREST HEALTH MONITORING 1992 ACTIVITIES PLAN |
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Forests, which cover approximately one-third of the United States, are an important part of the U.S. economy, culture, and ecology. n response to legislative mandate and for our en...
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FOREST SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION: ACCOUNTING FOR THIS VITAL ECOSYSTEM SERVICE |
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Forests play a crucial role in supplying many goods and services that society depends upon on a daily basis including water supply, production of oxygen, soil protection, building ...
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FUTURE SCENARIOS OF CHANGE IN WILDLIFE HABITAT |
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Studies in Pennsylvania, Iowa, California, and Oregon show varying losses of terrestrial wildlife habitat in scenarios based on different assumptions about future human land use pa...
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GENE INDUCTION STUDIES AND TOXICITY OF CHEMICAL MIXTURES |
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As part of its mixtures program the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) supports in vitro and limited in vivo toxicity testing to further our understanding of ...
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GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS: TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH OR ECOLOGICAL NIGHMARE? |
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Fifty years ago, Wastson and Crick described the structure of DNA, setting the stage for the past decade's biotechnology revolution. Scientists have now broken the code of the enti...
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GENOTYPES OF CRYPTOSPORIDIUM INFECTING FUR-BEARING MAMMALS DIFFER FROM THOSE INFECTING HUMANS |
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To evaluate the public health significance of wildlife Cryptosporidium spp., five species of small wild mammals (beavers, muskrats, otters, raccoons, and foxes) living in Chesapeak...
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GENOTYPING CRYPTOSPORIDIUM OOCYSTS IN WATER SAMPLES AS A TOOL FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF CONTAMINATION SOURCES |
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The identification of Cryptosporidium oocysts in environmental samples is largely made by the use of an immunofluorescent assay (IFA). Because IFA detects oocysts from all Cryptosp...
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GEOTHERMAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: PROCEDURES FOR USING FAUNA AS BIOLOGICAL MONITORS OF POTENTIAL GEOTHERMAL POLLUTANTS |
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This is the first in a series of reports that covers the feasibility of utilizing wildlife and domestic animals to design a monitoring strategy for assessing the environmental impa...
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GESTATIONAL PFOA EXPOSURE OF MICE IS ASSOCIATED WITH ALTERED MAMMARY GLAND DEVELOPMENT IN DAMS AND FEMALE OFFSPRING |
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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), with diverse and widespread commercial and industrial applications, has been detected in human and wildlife sera. Previous mouse studies linked prena...
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GONADAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENDOCRINE RESPONSES IN JAPANESE MEDAKA (ORYZIAS LATIPES) EXPOSED TO O.P'-DDT IN WATER OR THROUGH MATERNAL TRANSFER |
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In: Environmental Sciences in the 21st Century: Paradigms, Opportunities, and Challenges: Abstract Book: SETAC 21st Annual Meeting, 12-16 November 2000, Nashville, TN. Society of...
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GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY INITIATIVE TECHNICAL SUPPORT DOCUMENT FOR WILDLIFE CRITERIA |
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See the published paper for the abstract.
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GUIDELINES FOR EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT |
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The Guidelines for Exposure Assessment describe the general concepts of exposure assessment including definitions and associated units, and by providing guidance on the planning an...
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HABITAT QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF TWO WETLAND TREATMENT SYSTEMS IN FLORIDA - A PILOT STUDY |
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The use of constructed wetland treatment systems (WTS) for treating municipal wastewater is increasing in the United States, but little documentation exists concerning the ability ...
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HABITAT QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF TWO WETLAND TREATMENT SYSTEMS IN MISSISSIPPI - A PILOT STUDY |
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The use of wetland treatment systems (WTS), or constructed wetlands, for treating municipal wastewater is increasing in the United States, but little is known about the ability of ...
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HABITAT QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF TWO WETLAND TREATMENT SYSTEMS IN THE ARID WEST A PILOT STUDY |
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The use of wetland treatment systems (WTS) for treating municipal wastewater is increasing in the United States, but little is known about the ability of these systems to duplicate...
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HABITAT RELATIONS OF WATERFOWL WINTERING IN NARRAGANSETT BAY |
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As part of a project investigating the effect of changes in habitat quality brought about by habitat loss or impairment on resident wildlife in coastal ecosystems, we conducted per...
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HABITAT RELATIONSHIPS OF WATERFOWL WINTERING IN NARRAGANSTT BAY |
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Coastal marine habitats often provide essential structure and life support functions for estuarine-dependent wildlife such as wading birds, small mammals, and waterfowl. Unfortuna...
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HAZARD ASSESSMENT OF METALS AND METAL COMPOUNDS IN TERRESTRIAL SYSTEMS |
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Metal accumulation in soil can result in adverse effects on soil biota, and may concentrate metals in food chains to levels detrimental to humans and wildlife. A SETAC Pellston Wo...
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HEALTH EFFECTS OF BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS (BFRS) |
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Abstract Brominated flame retardant use has increased dramatically in order to provide fire safety to consumers. However, there is growing concern about widespread environ...
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HEAVY METALS AND TOXIC ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN MSW-COMPOSTS: RESEARCH RESULTS ON PHYTOAVAILABILITY, BIOAVAILABILITY, FATE, ETC. |
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This paper is a review and interpretation of research which as been conducted to determine the fate transport, and potential effects of heavy metals and toxic organic compounds in ...
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HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR ASSESSING THE PRESENCE AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF WATERBORNE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS |
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As an integral part of our continuing research in environmental quality assessment approaches, we have developed a variety of passive integrative sampling devices widely applicable...
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HOW HIGH-PROFILE ISSUES HELP REDUCE UNCERTAINTY IN BROADER RISK ASSESSMENTS: EXAMPLES FROM THE EDC PROGRAM |
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Over the past 7 years there has been a significant amount of attention focused on chemicals with the potential to elicit adverse developmental and reproductive effects in humans an...
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HOW POISONING EPISODES INFORM OUR UNDERSTANDING OF POPULATION EFFECTS AT BACKGROUND EXPOSURES |
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During the past one hundred years, there have been a number of episodes involving high exposures to 2.3.7.8-TCDD or related compounds. Some of these have been accidental; others i...
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HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT: ASSOCIATIONS AMONG HUMAN HEALTH, ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING DATA |
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While all life is affected by the quality of the environment, environmental risk factors for human and wildlife health are typically assessed using independent processes that are d...
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HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT: ASSOCIATIONS AMONG HUMAN HEALTH, ECOLOGICAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING |
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While all life is affected by the quality of the environment, environmental risk factors for human and wildlife health are typically assessed using independent processes that are d...
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HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT: ASSOCIATIONS AMONH HUMAN HEALTH, ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING DATA |
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While all life is affected by the quality of the environment, environmental risk factors for human and wildlife health are typically assessed using independent processes that are d...
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HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL RISK: CORRELATIONS AMONG HUMAN HEALTH, ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING DATA |
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While all life is affected by the quality of the environment, environmental risk factors for human and wildlife health are typically assessed using independent processes that are d...
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HUMAN AND ECOLOIGCAL RISK: CORRELATIONS AMONG HUMAN HEALTH, ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIORNMENTAL MONITORING DATA |
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While all life is affected by the quality of the environment, environmental risk factors for human and wildlife health are typically assessed using independent processes that are d...
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HUMAN HEALTH IMPACTS OF EXPOSURE TO POPS |
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The Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) was adopted in 2001 to protect human health and the environment from chemicals that are highly toxic, persistent, b...
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HYDROLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS OF A MANAGED WETLAND AND A NATURAL RIVERINE WETLAND ALONG THE KANKAKEE RIVER IN NORTHWESTERN INDIANA. SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS REPORT 2006-5222. |
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Characteristics of ground-water/surface-water interactions were identified at a managed wetland (Hog Marsh) and a natural riverine wetland (LaSalle) located on the north and south ...
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HYPOTHESIS TESTING WITH THE SIMILARITY INDEX |
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Mulltilocus DNA fingerprinting methods have been used extensively to address genetic issues in wildlife populations. Hypotheses concerning population subdivision and differing leve...
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IDENTIFICATION OF CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SPECIES AND SOURCES IN RAW WASTEWATER USING A SMALL SUBUNIT RRNA-BASED PCR-RFLP TOOL |
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The species composition and source of Cryptosporidium oocysts in wastewater have never been determined, even though it is widely assumed that these oocysts are from human sewage. R...
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IDENTIFICATION OF CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SPECIES AND THE SOURCES IN RAW WASTEWATER USING A SMALL SUBUNIT RRNA-BASED PCR-RFLP TOOL |
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The species composition and source of Cryptosporidium oocysts in wastewater have never been determined, even though it is widely assumed that these oocysts are from human sewage. R...
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IDENTIFICATION OF MICROCYSTIN TOXINS FROM A STRAIN OF MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA |
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Microcystin toxins are cyclic heptapeptides produced by several genera and species of cyanobacteria that are responsible for the "green scum" frequently observed on eutrophic surfa...
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IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIES AND SOURCES OF CRYPTOSPORIDIUM OOCYSTS IN STORM WATERS BY A SMALL SUBUNIT RRNA-BASED DIAGNOSTIC AND GENOTYPING TOOL |
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The identification of Cryptosporidium oocysts in environmental samples is largely made by the use of immunofluorescent assay (IFA). because IFA detects oocysts from all Cryptospori...
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IMMUNE FUNCTION IN INTACT AND PPARΑ KNOCKOUT MICE EXPOSED TO PFOA |
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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), used in fluoropolymer production, is environmentally persistent, present in human and wildlife populations worldwide, and associated with health effe...
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IMMUNOTOXICOLOGY OF CAPTIVE AND WILD BIRDS |
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Environmental chemicals, including pesticides, have the potential to alter the immune response of laboratory or free-ranging animals. s a consequence, wild animals may become more ...
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IMPACTS OF AGRICULTURAL HERBICIDE USE ON TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE IN TEMPERATE LANDSCAPES: A REVIEW WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NORTH AMERICA |
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The existing literature was examined to assess the extent to which wildlife (plants, soil organisms, above-ground insects/arthropods, mammals, birds) living in terrestrial habitats...
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IMPACTS OF MERCURY EXPOSURE ON FREE-RANGING POST-FLEDGED PISCIVOROUS BIRDS |
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Mercury is one of the priority pollutants of concern for several EPA programs, other federal agencies, and state governments. The concern is especially focused on methyl mercury be...
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IMPACTS OF MULTIPLE STRSSORS ON COMMON LOONS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA: A DEMONSTRATION STUDY FOR STRESSOR EFFECTS ACROSS SPACE |
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Factors that significantly impact wildlife population dynamics, such as resource availability and exposure to stressors, frequently vary over space and thereby contribute to the he...
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IMPACTS OF SECTION 404 PERMITS REQUIRING COMPENSATORY MITIGATION OF FRESHWATER WETLANDS IN TEXAS AND ARKANSAS |
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We analyzed data from Section 404 permits issued in Texas and Arkansas from 1982 through 1986 that required compensatory mitigation for alteration of freshwater wetlands. he locati...
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IMPACTS ON QUALITY OF INLAND WETLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES: A SURVEY OF INDICATORS, TECHNIQUES, AND APPLICATIONS OF COMMUNITY-LEVEL BIOMONITORING DATA |
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This report focuses on inland wetlands of the conterminous United States. xcept for those bordering the Great Lakes, these are not subject to significant tidal fluctuations. hey ar...
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IMPLICATIONS OF FISH MOVEMENT AND SEASONAL HABITAT DYNAMICS FOR RESTORATION PLANNING AND PRIORITIZATION |
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J. L. Ebersole1*, S.G. Leibowitz1, P.J. Wigington Jr. 1, J.P. Baker1, M.A. Cairns1, M.R. Church1, J. Compton1, B. Hansen2, B. Miller3
1 Environmental Protection Agency, 200 SW 3...
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IMPROVING PREDICTABILITY OF WILDLIFE RISK ASSESSMENTS |
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There is no abstract available for this product. If further information is requested, please refer to the bibliographic citation and contact the person listed under Contact field....
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IN VIVO AND IN VITRO ANTI-ANDROGENIC EFFECTS OF DE-71, A COMMERCIAL POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDE) MIXTURE |
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PBDEs have been synthesized in large quantities as flame retardants for commercial products, such as electronic equipment and textiles. The rising in levels of PBDEs in tissues in...
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IN VIVO AND IN VITRO ANTI-ANDROGENIC EFFECTS OF DE-71, A COMMERCIAL POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER MIXTURE, IN THE RAT |
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In Vivo and In Vitro Anti-androgenic Effects of DE-71, A Commerical Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE) Mixture.
Stoker, T.E., Lambright, C.S. and Gray, L.E.
Endocrino...
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INCORPORATING CONCENTRATION DEPENDENCE IN STABLE ISOTOPE MIXING MODELS: A REPLY TO ROBBINS, HILDERBRAND AND FARLEY (2002) |
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Phillips & Koch (2002) outlined a new stable isotope mixing model which incorporates differences in elemental concentrations in the determinations of source proportions in a mixtur...
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INCORPORATING IMMUNOLOGY IN ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT |
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platform presentation at a scientific meeting...
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INDIVIDUAL EFFECTS OF ESTROGENS ON A MARINE FISH, CUNNER (TAUTOGOLABRUS ADSPERSUS), EXTRAPOLATED TO POPULATION LEVEL |
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Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in the environment may alter the population dynamics of wildlife by affecting reproductive output. This study describes a matrix modeling appr...
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INDIVIDUAL EFFECTS OF THREE STEROIDAL ESTROGENS ON A FISH EXTRAPOLATED TO THE POPULATION LEVEL |
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Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in the environment may disturb the population dynamics of wildlife by affecting reproductive output and early life survival of organisms. This...
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INDUCTION OF GENE EXPRESSION IN SHEEPSHEAD MINNOWS (CYPRINODON VARIEGATUS) TREATED WITH 17B-ESTRADIOL, DIETHYLSTILBESTROL, OR ETHINYLESTRADIOL: THE USE OF MRNA FINGERPRINTS AS AN INDICATOR OF GENE REGULATION |
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The recent interest in hormonally active environmental contaminants has sparked a drive to find sensitive methods to measure their effects on wildlife. A molecular-based assay has ...
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INFLUENCE OF TEMPERATURE ON AN ESTROGEN-RESPONSIVE RAINBOW TROUT CELL TRANSFECTION ASSAY |
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One uncertainty in extrapolating estrogenic effects in mammalian systems to those in fish and wildlife is the influence that temperature has on these effects. A reporter gene assa...
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INTEGRATED HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT: A CASE STUDY OF PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (POPS) IN HUMANS AND WILDLIFE |
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There is no abstract available for this product. If further information is requested, please refer to the bibliographic citation and contact the person listed under Contact field....
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INTEGRATING DETAILED SOIL SURVEY AND LANDTYPE MAPPING FOR WATERSHED SCALE ASSESSMENTS IN THE WESTERN OREGON CASCADE MOUNTAINS |
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Although the Western Oregon Cascades is one of the most intensely managed and economically important forest regions in North America, a lack of detailed soil information has hinder...
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INTEGRATING ECOLOGY AND SOCIOECONOMICS FOR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION |
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Many researchers have studied impacts of human activity on wildlife or human attitudes toward wildlife, but not both simultaneously. Understanding these interactions is critical t...
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INTEGRATIVE SAMPLING OF ANTIBIOTICS AND OTHER PHARMACEUTICALLY-RELATED COMPOUNDS |
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Pharmaceuticals from human and veterinary use continually enter the environment through municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), surface runoff from animal waste, and direct ...
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INTERIM ASSESSMENT OF RISK OF 2,3,7,8-TCDD TO AQUATIC LIFE AND ASSOCIATED WILDLIFE |
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In April 1991, the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Agency would conduct a scientific reassessment of the risk of 2,3,7,8-tetrachl...
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INTERIM REPORT ON DATA AND METHODS FOR ASSESSMENT OF 2,3,7,8-TETRACHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXIN RISKS TO AQUATIC LIFE AND ASSOCIATED WILDLIFE |
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See the published paper for the abstract.
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INTERLABORATORY COMPARISON OF CHOLINESTERASE ASSAY MEASUREMENTS |
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Twelve wildlife toxicology laboratories participated in an interlaboratory survey of cholinesterase (ChE) assays to determine comparability of absolute ChE values and estimates of ...
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INTERLABORATORY STUDY ON THE USE OF STEROID HORMONES IN EXAMINING ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION. |
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In recent years, there has been an increased use of the measurement of sex steroid hormone levels in the blood of animals exposed to chemicals as an indicator of reproductive impa...
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INTRODUCTION TO BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS |
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Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are a large and diverse class of major industrial products used to provide fire safety. Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), Hexabromocylocodecane (HB...
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ISSUES AND APPROACHES IN ASSESSING CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ON WATERBIRD HABITAT IN WETLANDS |
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Wetlands are attractive to vertebrates because of their abundant nutrient resources and' habitat diversity. ecause they are conspicuous, vertebrates commonly are used as indicators...
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Identifying Sources of Fecal Contamination in Streams Associated with Chicken Farms |
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Poultry is responsible for 44% of the total feces production in the U.S., followed by cattle and swine. The large U.S. production of feces poses a contamination risk for affected ...
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Investigations of anticoagulant rodenticide exposure in wildlife in a national park in southern California: distribution, extent, and effects of exposure in multiple carnivores, surveys of human use, and exposure in small mammals and lagomorphs |
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Since 1996, we have been studying the ecology and conservation of mammalian carnivores, including bobcats, coyotes, and more recently mountain lions, at Santa Monica Mountains Nati...
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LACK OF EFFECT OF PERINATAL EXPOSURE TO A POLYBROMINATED DEPHENYL OTHER MIXTURE (DE-71) ON THE HABITUATION OF MOTOR ACTIVITY IN ADULT RATS. |
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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are used as flame retardants and are becoming increasingly evident in environmental media, wildlife and human breast milk. Published researc...
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LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY APPROACHES FOR DETECTING, MAPPING, AND ASSESSING THE VULNERABILITY OF DEPRESSIONAL WETLANDS |
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U.S. EPA is using a landscape ecology approach to assess the ecological/hydrologic functions and related human values of depressional wetlands along coastal Texas, considered to be...
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LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES |
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USDA Conservation Practices are applied at various scales ranging from a portion of a field or a specific farm operation to the watershed or landscape scale. The Conservation Effe...
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LETTER: PCBS ARE A HEALTH RISK FOR HUMANS AND WILDLIFE |
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There is no abstract available for this product. If further information is requested, please refer to the bibliographic citation and contact the person listed under Contact field....
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LIFE HISTORY MONITORING OF SALMONIDS IN THE WEST FORK SMITH RIVER, UMPQUA BASIN, OREGON |
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As a life-cycle monitoring basin for the Oregon Salmon Plan, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has estimated adult returns, distribution and smolt outmigration of coho, c...
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LINES OF EVIDENCE IN WILDLIFE RISK ASSESSMENTS |
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Ecological risk assessment has evolved rapidly from a qualitative set of observations to a quantitative science during the past decade. Methods for assessing risk to wildlife, how...
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LINKING 'OMIC AND GENETIC DATA TO PHYSIOLOGICALLY-BASED PHARMACOKINETIC AND PHARMACODYNAMIC MODELING TO ENHANCE ECOLOGICAL AND HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT |
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A great deal of academic, private sector, and government research has been initiated to apply advanced molecular biological methods to the discovery of toxicity pathways in wildlif...
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LINKING BIOACCUMULATED MERCURY AND WILDLIFE POPULATION EFFECTS |
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As part of the Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Atlantic Ecolo...
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LINKING EFFECTS OF PERSISTENT BIOACCUMULATIVE TOXICANTS TO CHEMICAL EXPOSURES IN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS |
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The critical step in characterization of ecological risks associated with exposures of fish and wildlife to persistent bioaccumulative toxicants (PBTs) is linking chemical residue ...
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LINKING HISTORICAL ORGANOCHLORINE EXPOSURES IN THE GREAT LAKES CAUSALLY TO MAJOR FISH POPULATION CHANGES |
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The Great Lakes of North America are large aquatic ecosystems that have been greatly impacted by human activities in the 20th century. Introduction of non-native species, both adv...
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LITERATURE REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF THE EPA FOOD-CHAIN (KENAGA) NOMOGRAM, AN INSTRUMENT FOR ESTIMATING PESTICIDE RESIDUES ON PLANTS |
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The Kenaga nomogram is a simple device developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the early 1980s and is currently used to predict the maximum potential pestici...
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LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE LATE NESTING ECOLOGY IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA |
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T'he.loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta came is the only recurrent nesting species of sea turtle in southeastern Virginia (Lutcavage & Musick, 1985; Dodd, 1988). Inasmuch as the logger...
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MAMMALIAN SCREENING ASSAYS FOR THE DETECTION OF POTENTIAL ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON MALES |
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MAMMALIAN SCREENING ASSAYS FOR THE DETECTION OF POTENTIAL
ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON MALES.
Authors: L E Gray 1 , J Furr 1 , M G Price 2 , C J Wolf...
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MAMMALIAN WILDLIFE (MINK AND FERRET) TOXICITY TEST PROTOCOLS (LC50, REPRODUCTION, AND SECONDARY TOXICITY) |
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Protocols describing guidelines for conducting dietary LC50 and reproduction toxicity tests and for assessing the primary versus secondary toxicity of a test substance using carniv...
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MANAGING URBAN WATERSHED PATHOGEN CONTAMINATION |
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This presentation is a summary of the EPA National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) publication entitled Managing Urban Watershed Pathogen Contamination, EPA/600/R-03/11...
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MANUAL FOR ASSESSMENT OF BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FUNCTIONS |
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This manual outlines a procedure for qualitatively assessing the functions and values of bottomland hardwoods (BLH). he procedure is based on the Wetland Evaluation Technique (WET)...
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MANUFACTURED PONDS AS REFUGES FOR AMPHIBIANS DURING SEVERE DROUGHT: BORROW PITS ARE BETTER THAN WILDLIFE PONDS. (R825795) |
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The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoi...
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MAP OF ECOREGIONS OF MISSISSIPPI |
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Ecoregions denote areas of general similarity in ecosystems and in the type, quality, and quantity of environmental resources. They are designed to serve as a spatial framework for...
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MAP OF ECOREGIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI ALLUVIAL PLAIN |
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The ecoregions of The Mississippi Alluvial Plain (73) have been identified, mapped, and described and provide a geographic structure for environmental resources research, assessmen...
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MASS BALANCE MODELLING OF PCBS IN THE FOX RIVER/GREEN BAY COMPLEX |
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The USEPA Office of Research and Development developed and applies a multimedia, mass balance modeling approach to the Fox River/Green Bay complex to aid managers with remedial dec...
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MATERNAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY OF PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATE IN THE RAT |
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MATERNAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY OF PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATE IN THE RAT.
C. Lau and J.M. Rogers, Reproductive Toxicology Division, NHEERL, ORD, USEPA, Research Triangle P...
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MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF METABOLIC PATHWAYS OF STEROIDOGENESIS TO PREDICT MOLECULAR RESPONSE FOR ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS. |
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There is increasing evidence that exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in the environment can induce adverse effects on reproduction and development in both humans and...
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MEASUREMENT OF THYROID HORMONES IN THE RAT SERA CONTAINING PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONATE (PFOS) |
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Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS), a persistent and bioaccumulative acid, is widely distributed in humans and wildlife. Prior studies with PFOS (rats and monkeys) have observed decr...
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MEDICATION DISPOSAL AS A SOURCE FOR DRUGS AS ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS |
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The major routes by which pharmaceuticals enter the environment are excretion, bathing, and
disposal of leftover, unwanted medications. Pharmaceuticals designed for humans a...
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MEETING IN CHINA: EMERGING ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS AND CURRENT ISSUES |
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Much has been achieved in the way of environmental protection over the last 30 years. However, as we learn more, new concerns arise (including potential adverse health effects, bio...
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MEETING IN GERMANY: EMERGING ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS AND CURRENT ISSUES |
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Much has been achieved in the way of environmental protection over the last 30 years. However, as we learn more, new concerns arise (including potential adverse health effects, bio...
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MEETING IN NEW ZEALAND: EMERGING ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS AND CURRENT ISSUES |
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Much has been achieved in the way of environmental protection over the last 30 years. However, as we learn more, new concerns arise (including potential adverse health effects, bio...
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MERCURY AND STABLE ISOTOPE IN MINK |
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Examination of aquatic dependent wildlife has been used to assess the extent of environmental contamination by pesticides, metals and industrial compounds. In northeastern United S...
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MERCURY AND STABLE ISOTPOES OF CARBON AND NITROGEN IN MINK |
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The total mercury concentrations, δ15N and δ13C in tissues of mink (Mustela vison) captured in Rhode Island during winters of the years 1999-2004 showed samples to be statisticall...
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MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS IN SALMONIDS FROM WESTERN U.S. NATIONAL PARKS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH AGE AND MACROPHAGE AGGREGATES |
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Mercury accumulation in aquatic foodwebs and its effects on aquatic biota are of growing concern both for the health of the fish and the piscivores that prey upon them. This is of ...
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MERCURY IN AN INSECTIVOROUS BIRD SPECIES |
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Mercury distributions within ecosystems must be examined to determine exposure and risk to wildlife in specific areas. In the current study, we examined exposure and uptake of mer...
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MERCURY IN MINK IN RHODE ISLAND |
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Tissues of mink (Mustela vison) collected from Rhode Island sites during winters of 1999-2002 were analyzed for mercury and stable isotopes of nitrogen and carbon to determine the ...
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MERCURY MULTI-YEAR PLAN |
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A 1997 EPA Mercury Study Report to Congress discussed the magnitude of mercury emissions in the United States, and concluded that a plausible link exists between human activities t...
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MERCURY STUDY REPORT TO CONGRESS - BOOK 1 OF 2 |
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Section 112(n)(1)(B) of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990, requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to submit a study on atmospheric mercury emissions to Congress. he ...
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MERCURY STUDY REPORT TO CONGRESS - BOOK 2 OF 2 |
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Section 112(n)(1)(B) of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990, requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to submit a study on atmospheric mercury emissions to Congress. he ...
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METHODS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF ALKYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATES AND DERIVATIVES |
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Alkylphenol ethoxylates and their derivatives are well known for their harmful impact in wildlife. These compounds are being phased-out and banned in most European Countries. T...
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METHODS USED IN DETERMINATION OF CHOLINESTERASE ACTIVITY |
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This chapter provides an overview and historical perspective of the many available methods for cholinesterase (ChE) activity determination. ue to the almost universal use of the sp...
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MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING - WHERE ARE WE NOW AND WHERE ARE WE GOING? |
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Microbial Source Tracking ? Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going?
J. W. Santo-Domingo1, J. M. Simpson1, G. Scott2 and D. J. Reasoner1
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MIDDLE PLATTE RIVER WATERSHED |
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What is an ecological risk assessment? An ecological risk assessment evaluates the potential adverse effects of human activities on the plants and animals tha...
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MODELING JOINT PRODUCTION OF WILDLIFE AND TIMBER |
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Production of marketed commodities and protection of natural systems often conflict. A
focus on only one goal can result in large losses in other goals and may result in ineffic...
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MODELING THE DYNAMICS OF WILDLIFE HABITAT AND POPULATIONS AT THE LANDSCAPE SCALE |
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A forest dynamics model (FORCLIM) was linked to a spatial wildlife population model (PATCH) to assess the effects of habitat change in a landscape on selected wildlife species. Th...
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MODELING THE IMPLICATIONS OF STRESSOR INTERACTIONS FOR WILDLIFE POPULATIONS |
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Wildlife risk assessments have traditionally explored the consequences, for a single individual, of exposure to a single stressor. But attention has recently included the study of...
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MODELING WILDLIFE HABITAT SUITABILITY IN THE WILLAMETTE BASIN: A COMPARISON OF PAST, PRESENT AND A RANGE OF POSSIBLE FUTURES (CA. 2050) |
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The effects of three possible land use futures in the Willamette Basin are evaluated with respect to present and historic conditions of wildlife habitat. Basin wide land use/land c...
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MODELING WILDLIFE POPULATIONS AT THE WESTERN ECOLOGY DIVISION - PROGRAM TO ASSIST TRACKING CRITICAL HABITAT (PATCH) |
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Project description for modeling wildlife populations at WED...
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MODELING WILDLIFE RESPONSE TO LANDSCAPE CHANGE IN OREGON'S WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN |
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The PATCH simulation model was used to predict the response of 17 wildlife species to
three plausible scenarios of habitat change in Oregon's Willamette River Basin. This 30 |
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MODIFICATION OF POINT COUNTS FOR SURVEYING CROPLAND BIRDS |
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The extensive use of commercially synthesized pesticides and fertilizers in modern agriculture has significant implications for farmland wildlife. he Canadian Wildlife Service has ...
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MOJAVE DESERT SPRING: THE AMPHIBIAN POINT OF VIEW |
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Numerous springs are scattered throughout the eastern Mojave Desert, most of which are concentrated near the bases of mountain ranges. Spring-fed wetlands in this region comprise n...
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MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF MICROSPORIDIA INDICATES THAT FUR-BEARING WILD MAMMALS CAN BE A SOURCE OF HUMAN PATHOGENIC ENTEROCYTOZOON BIENEUSI |
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Over 13 months, 465 beavers, foxes, muskrats, otters, and raccoons were trapped in four counties in eastern Maryland and examined by molecular methods for microsporidia. A two-step...
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MONITORING FOR WATER QUALITY: FIXED STATIONS VERSUS INTENSIVE SURVEYS |
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Since passage of the 1972 Water Pollution Control Act amendments (PL 92-500), considerable money, manpower, and research effort have been devoted to understanding and monitoring wa...
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MONITORING THE RESPONSE TO CHANGING MERCURY DEPOSITION |
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There is a crucial need to document the impact and effectiveness of regulation of anthropogenic mercury (Hg) emissions on human, wildlife and ecosystem health to ascertain the need...
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MULTIMEDIA RISK ASSESSMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RISK MANAGEMENT |
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Through the combined experience of industrialized nations during the last two to three decades of environmental protection, we have gained a critical recognition of the limitations...
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MYSID CRUSTACEANS AS POTENTIAL TEST ORGANISMS FOR THE EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS: A REVIEW |
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Verslycke, Tim A., Nancy Fockedey, Charles L. McKenney, Jr., Stephen D. Roast, Malcolm B. Jones, Jan Mees and Colin R. Janssen. 2004. Mysid Crustaceans as Potential Test Organisms ...
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Mechanisms of perfluoroalkyl acid (PFAA) toxicity: Involvement of peroxisome proliferator activator receptor alpha (PPAR) molecular signals. |
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Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) are members of a family of environmentally persistent perfluorinated compounds and are found in the serum of wild...
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NATIONAL COASTAL CONDITION REPORT II |
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Coastal waters in the US include estuaries, coastalwetlands, coral reefs, mangrove and kep forests, seagrass meadows, and upwelling areas. Critical coastal habitats provide spawni...
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NATIONAL WWTP EFFLUENT STUDY |
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Reports of potential wildlife risk from exposure to environmental estrogens emphasize the need to better understand both estrogenic presence and persistence in treated wastewater e...
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NEUROTOXIC EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AGENTS: DATA GAPS THAT CHALLENGE DOSE-RESPONSE ESTIMATION |
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Neurotoxic effects of environmental agents: Data gaps that challenge dose-response estimation
S Gutter*, P Mendola+, SG Selevan**, D Rice** (*UNC Chapel Hill; +US EPA, NHEERL; ...
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NHEERL CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT RESEARCH MULTI-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (2005) |
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ORD has developed a multi-year plan (MYP) called the Contaminated Sites MYP to address the research needs of EPA's Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI)...
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NICOTINE EFFECTS ON THE MOTOR ACTIVITY OF MICE EXPOSED PRENATALLY TO THE NICOTINIC AGONIST ANATOXIN-A. |
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Several studies in the literature have shown that exposure of mice and rats to nicotine early in development alters its effects when the rodents are subsequently challenged with ni...
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NICOTINE-RECEPTOR BLOCKADE AND THE EFFECTS OF ANATOXIN-A ON THE MOTOR ACTIVITY OF RATS: COMPARISON WITH NICOTINE. |
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Anatoxin-a is produced by several species of freshwater cyanobacteria and has caused several poisoning episodes in terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, livestock and domestic animals....
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NORTHEAST LOON STUDY WORKING GROUP PARTNERSHIP TO ASSESS ENVIRONMENTAL RISK |
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The Northeast Loon Study Working Group (NELSWG) was formed in 1994 to proactively identify threats to one of the Northeast's most popular waterbirds, the common loon, Gavia immer. ...
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Next steps for the National Wetlands Condition Assessment |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) anticipates conducting a national survey of wetland condition, with field work scheduled for 2011 and a report in 2013. This session...
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ODONATOLOGICA ODONATE FAUNAS OF BORROW PITS, WILDLIFE PONDS, AND NATURAL PONDS: DIVERSITY TRENDS IN A SOUTHEASTERN U.S. NATIONAL FOREST. (R825795) |
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The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoi...
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ORD RESEARCH PLAN FOR ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS |
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This research strategy was developed to provide a roadmap for the EPA Office of Research and Development's program on endocrine disruptors. It was developed by a t...
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OUTLINE OF A NEW APPROACH TO EVALUATE ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF SALT MARSHES |
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The integrity of coastal salt marshes can be determined from the extent to which they provide key ecosystem services: food and habitat for fish and wildlife, good water quality, er...
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OVERCOMING OBSTACLES TO POPULATIONS RISK ASSESSMENT |
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Driven by management goals, statutory requirements and stakeholder interests, populations of wildlife and aquatic organisms often are the assessment endpoint entities (assessment p...
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OVERVIEW OF ECOTOXICOLOGY RESEARCH AT THE US EPA NHEERL, MID-CONTINENT ECOLOGY DIVISION |
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The US Environmental Protection Agency is a regulatory agency whose mission is the protection of human health and the environment. The EPA has several Program and Regional Offices ...
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OVERVIEW OF ECOTOXICOLOGY RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND MEDAKA RESEARCH AT THE US EPA NATIONAL HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS LABORATORY'S MID-CONTINENT ECOLOGY DIVISION |
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The US Environmental Protection Agency is a regulatory agency of the federal government whose mission it is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment -- ai...
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OVERVIEW OF EFFECTS AND ASSESSMENT OF ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING CHEMICALS IN WILDLIFE |
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OVERVIEW OF EXPOSURE TO DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS AND PCBS ON DEVELOPMENTAL, IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE, AND HORMONE-RELATED EFFECTS IN MAMMALS, INCLUDING HUMANS |
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Exposure to TCDD and related compounds leads to a plethora of effects in multiple species, tissues and stages of development. The response spectrum ranges from simple biochemical ...
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PARENTAL CONSUMPTION OF CONTAMINATED SPORT FISH FROM LAKE ONTARIO AND PREDICTED FECUNDABILITY |
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Wildlife studies suggest that consumption of contaminated fish from the Great Lakes may expose humans to polychlorinated biphenyls and persistent chlorinated pesticides. To assess ...
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PARTIAL LIFE-CYCLE TOXICITY AND BIOCONCENTRATION MODELLING OF PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATE (PFOS) IN THE NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG (RANA PIPIENS) |
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A number of recent monitoring studies have demonstrated elevated concentrations of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in humans and wildlife throughout the world. Although no longer ...
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PARTICLE SIZE VARIATION EFFECTS ON LANDFILLED SOLID WASTE: COLD CLIMATE STUDIES |
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Four experimental test plots were constructed using four different particle size distributions. Each pit containing a specified milled refuse particle size was evaluated in an atte...
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PATCH: A SPATIALLY EXPLICIT WILDLIFE POPULATION MODEL FOR ASSESSING RISKS OF PESTICIDES TO SONGBIRDS |
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PATHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF DIETARY METHYL MERCURY IN AMERICAN KESTRELS (FALCO SPARVERIIUS) |
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Methyl mercury in the aquatic food web poses significant health risks to both wildlife and humans. One primary source of mercury contamination for both the aquatic and terrestrial ...
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PATHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF DIETARY METHYL MERCURY IN AMERICAN KESTRELS (FALCO SPARVERIUS) |
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This manuscript describes the development of ecological risk assessment methods to evaluate the relative and cumulative risks from toxic chemicals, with respect to risks from non-c...
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PATHOLOIGCAL EFFECTS OF DIETARY METHYL MERCURY IN AMERICAN KESTRELS ( FALCO SPARVERIUS) |
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Methyl mercury in aquatic food webs poses significant health risks to both wildlife and humans. One primary source of mercury contamination for both aquatic and terrestrial systems...
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PBDES: TOXICOLOGY UPDATE |
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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been major commercial products used as flame retardants. While two of the commercial mixtures, Penta and Octa, have either been withdra...
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PEFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID-INDUCED IMMUNOMODULATION IN C57BL/6 FEMALE MICE |
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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), used in fluoropolymer production, is environmentally persistent, present in human and wildlife populations worldwide, and associated with myriad heal...
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PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATE (PFOS) DISRUPTS THE THYROID STATUS IN LABORATORY RODENTS |
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PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATE (PFOS) DISRUPTS THE THYROID STATUS IN LABORATORY RODENTS. C. Lau, J.R. Thibodeaux, R.G. Hanson, B.E. Gray and J.M. Rogers. Reprod. Tox. Div. NHEERL, US ...
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PERSISTENT CONTAMINANTS: NEW PRIORITIES, NEW CONCERNS |
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The Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) was adopted in 2001 to protect human health and the environment from chemicals that are highly toxic, persiste...
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PERSISTENT PERFLUORINATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS |
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Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) have gained notoriety in the recent past. Global distribution of PFCs in wildlife, environmental samples and humans has sparked a recent increase i...
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PHARMACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT: AN OVERVIEW OF THE SCIENCE |
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Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) comprise a large,diverse array of contaminants that can enter the environment from the combined activities, actions, and behavior...
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PHARMACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT: OVERVIEW OF SGNIFICANCE IN WATER RECYCLING |
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This presentation briefly summarizes some of what is known and not known about the occurrence of drugs in the environment, the potential for chronic effects on wildlife (and some i...
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PHARMACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT: OVERVIEW OF SIGNIFICANCE, CONCERNS, AND SOLUTIONS |
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This presentation briefly summarizes some of what is known and not known about the occurrence of drugs in the environment, the potential for chronic effects on wildlife (and some i...
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PHARMACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT: UBIETY, UBIQUITY, SIGNIFICANCE, SOLUTIONS, AND STEWARDSHIP |
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The OSU Water- Resources Seminar Series bm a 3 0-year history, serves as a meeting place for " graduate students and faculty with a common interest in water resource issues but div...
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PHARMACEUTICALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE U.S. |
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This presentation briefly summarizes some of what is known, and not known about the occurrence of drugs in the environment, the potential for effects on wildlife, the relevance of ...
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PHARMACEUTICALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT: OVERVIEW OF SOURCES, CONCERNS, AND SOLUTIONS |
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This presentation briefly summarizes some of what is known and not known about the occurrence of drugs in the environment, the potential for chronic effects on wildlife (and some i...
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PHARMACEUTICALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT: OVERVIEW OF SOURCES, CONCERNS, AND SOLUTIONS |
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This presentation briefly summarizes some of what is known and not known about the occurrence of drugs in the environment, the potential for chronic effects on wildlife (and some i...
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PHARMACOKINETIC EVALUATION OF PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID IN THE MOUSE |
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Pharmacokinetic evaluation of perfluorooctanoic acid in the mouse.
1C. Lau, 2M.J. Strynar, 2A.B. Lindstrom, 1R.G. Hanson, 1J.R. Thibodeaux and 3H.A. Barton.
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PLAN AND CONCEPTS FOR MULTI-USE MANAGEMENT OF THE ATCHAFALAYA BASIN |
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The report determines surface water requirements of the natural resource complex, including fishes, wildlife, and forests, and the socio-economic resource uses, including flood con...
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PLANT INVASIONS IN RHODE ISLAND RIPARIAN ZONES |
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The vegetation in riparian zones provides valuable wildlife habitat while enhancing instream habitat and water quality. Forest fragmentation, sunlit edges, and nutrient additions f...
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PLASMA DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE CONCENTRATIONS AND PHALLUS SIZE IN JUVENILE AMERICAN ALLIGATORS (A. MISSISSIPPIENSIS) FROM CONTAMINATED AND REFERENCE POPULATIONS. |
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Evidence increasingly suggests that some environmental pollutants are able to permanently affect development of the endocrine system in wildlife. Embryonic and neonatal exposure to...
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PLASMA STEROID CONCENTRATIONS IN RELATION TO SIZE AND AGE IN JUVENILE ALLIGATORS FROM TWO FLORIDA LAKES. |
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Previous studies have reported a number of physiological differences among juvenile alligators from two well-studied populations (Lake Apopka and Lake Woodruff) in north central Fl...
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POLICY ADVOCACY IN SCIENCE: PREVALENCE, PERSPECTIVES, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGISTS |
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Much debate and discussion has focused on the relationship between science and advocacy, and the role of scientists in influencing public policy. Some argue that advocacy is widesp...
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POPULATION DECLINE IN STREAM FISH |
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Over half of the streams in the Mid-Atlantic Highlands have fish communities that are in fair or poor condition, and the EPA concluded that physical habitat alteration represents t...
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POPULATION MODELS FOR ASSESSING RISKS OF MULTIPLE STRESSORS TO THE COMMON LOON |
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As part of a demonstration project focusing on the Common Loon (Gavia immer), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laborato...
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POPULATION-LEVEL RESPONSE OF THE COMMON LOON TO MERCURY IN TWO CANADIAN PROVINCES: A MATRIX MODELING APPROACH |
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We used data collected from Common Loon Gavia immer populations in two Canadian provinces to demonstrate a matrix population modeling approach for evaluating population-level respo...
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POREWATER TOXICITY TESTING: AN OVERVIEW |
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Sediments act as sinks for contaminants, where they may build up to toxic levels. Sediments containing toxic levels of contaminants pose a risk to aquatic life, human health, and w...
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POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW SULFONYLUREA HERBICIDES |
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The first sulfonylurea herbicide, chlorsulfuron was introduced in 1982. embers of this new herbicide class are known for their high toxicity toward plant growth, low application ra...
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POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF GENOMIC ON EPA REGULATORY AND RISK ASSESSMENT APPLICATIONS |
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Advances in molecular technology have led to the elucidation of full genomic sequences of several multicellular organisms, ranging from namatodes to man. The related molecular fie...
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PPCPS AS ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS: AN OVERVIEW OF THE SCIENCE |
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Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) comprise a large, diverse array of contaminants that
can enter the environment from the combined activities, actions, and ...
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PPCPS: OVERVIEW OF SOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, AND SOLUTIONS |
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This presentation briefly summarizes some of what is known and not known about the occurrence of drugs in the environment, the potential for chronic effects on wildlife (and some i...
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PREDICTING CLIMATE-INDUCED GEOGRAPHIC RANGE SHIFTS FOR MAMMALS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE |
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In order to manage wildlife and conserve biodiversity, it is critical that we understand the potential impacts of climate change on species distributions. I used six different mod...
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PREDICTING CLIMATE-INDUCED RANGE SHIFTS FOR MAMMALS: HOW GOOD ARE THE MODELS? |
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In order to manage wildlife and conserve biodiversity, it is critical that we understand the potential impacts of climate change on species distributions. Several different approa...
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PREDICTING RISKS TO WILDLIFE FROM THE OFFTARGET MOVEMENT OF HERBICIDES |
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While insecticide applications are generally thought of as the greatest pesticide risk to wildlife, the recent literature would suggest the indirect effects of herbicides on wildli...
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PREDICTING TOXICITY TO AMPHIPODS FROM SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY |
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The contribution of contaminated sediments to effects on sediment-dwelling organisms (including plants and invertebrates), aquatic-dependent wildlife (amph...
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PREDICTING WILDLIFE POPULATION EFFECTS FROM MERCURY AND OTHER STRESSORS |
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Describes development of ecosystem toxicity risk assessment methods....
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PREDICTING WILDLIFE POPULATION EFFECTS FROM MULTIPLE STRESSORS |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL) is developing tools for predicting risks of multiple stressors to ...
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PREGNANCY LOSS ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID IN THE MOUSE |
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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a member of the perfluoroalkyl acids that have unique surfactant properties and are widely used in industrial and consumer products. These chemical...
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PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO LOW DOSE PFOA INDUCES LOW DEVELOPMENTAL BODY WEIGHT FOLLOWED BY ADULT ONSET OBESITY THAT IS BLUNTED IN OVARIECTOMIZED ANIMALS |
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The Barker hypothesis, or fetal origins of adult disease, proposes that individuals born to mothers who were pregnant during lean times develop a "thrifty" phenotype with a smaller...
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PRESENTATION--PHARACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT: OVERVIEW OF SIGNIFICANCE IN WATER RECYCLING |
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This presentation briefly summarizes some of what is known and not known about the occurrence of drugs in the environment, the potential for chronic effects on wildlife (and some i...
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PRESENTATION--PPCPS: OVERVIEW OF SOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, AND SOLUTIONS |
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This presentation briefly summarizes some of what is known and not known about the occurrence of drugs in the environment, the potential for chronic effects on wildlife (and some i...
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PRESENTED AT 15TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE TRIANGLE CONSORTIUM FOR REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY, CHAPEL HILL, NC, 2/11/2006: CROSS-FOSTER STUDY OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS OF PFOA |
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Perflourooctanoic acid (PFOA), a commercial surfactant, has recently been found in wildlife and human blood. Exposure of pregnant rats and mice to PFOA results in low body weight ...
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PROCEDURES FOR DERIVING EQUILIBRIUM PARTITIONING BENCHMARKS (ESBS) FOR THE PROTECTION OF BENTHIC ORGANISM: PAH MIXTURES |
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This equilibrium partitioning sediment benchmark (ESB) document describes procedures to derive concentrations of PAH mixtures in sediment which are protective of the presence of ...
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PROCEDURES FOR DERIVING EQUILIBRIUM PARTITIONING SEDIMENT BENCHMARKS (ESBS) FOR THE PROTECTION OF BENTHIC ORGANISMS: DIELDRIN |
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This equilibrium partitioning sediment benchmark (ESB) document describes procedures to derive concentrations of the insecticide dieldrin in sediment which are protective of the pr...
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PROCEDURES FOR DERIVING EQUILIBRIUM PARTITIONING SEDIMENT BENCHMARKS (ESBS) FOR THE PROTECTION OF BENTHIC ORGANISMS: ENDRIN |
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This equilibrium partitioning sediment benchmark (ESB) document describes procedures to derive concentrations of the insecticide endrin in sediment which are protective of the pres...
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PROCEDURES FOR DERIVING EQUILIBRIUM PARTITIONING SEDIMENT BENCHMARKS (ESBS) FOR THE PROTECTION OF BENTHIC ORGANISMS: METALS MIXTURES (CADMIUM, COPPER, LEAD, NICKEL, SILVER, AND ZINC) |
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This equilibrium partitioning sediment benchmark (ESB) document describes procedures to derive concentrations of metal mixtures in sediment which are protective of the presence of ...
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PROCEDURES FOR THE DERIVATION OF EQUILIBRIUM PARTITIONING SEDIMENT BENCHMARKS (ESBS) FOR THE PROTECTION OF BENTHIC ORGANISMS: ENDRIN |
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Under the Clean Water Act, EPA and the States develop programs for protecting the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters. To support these programs, e...
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PROCEDURES FOR THE DERIVATION OF EQUILIBRIUM PARTITIONING SEDIMENT BENCHMARKS (ESBS) FOR THE PROTECTION OF BENTHIC ORGANISMS: PAH MIXTURES |
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This equilibrium partitioning sediment benchmark (ESB) document describes procedures to derive concentrations of PAH mixtures in sediment which are protective of the presence of be...
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PROCEEDINGS FROM A NATO/CCMS PILOT STUDY MEETING AT LECCE, ITALY: LINKAGES AMONG LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT, QUALITY OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY |
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From 5-9 September 2004 the international working group of the NATO/CCMS Pilot Study on the "Use of Landscape Sciences for Environmental Assessment" met in Lecce, Italy. The result...
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PROCEEDINGS OF A WORKSHOP ON SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS AND SOLIDS |
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The Workshop on Suspended Sediments and Solids was held on July 11-12, 2002 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The workshop was conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (USEPA) Na...
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PROJECTING WILDLIFE RESPONSES TO ALTERNATIVE FUTURE LANDSCAPES IN OREGON'S WILLAMETTE VALLEY |
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Increasingly, environmental quality is becoming recognized as a critical factor that should constrain land use planning. One important measure of a landscape's quality is its capac...
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PROXIMITY OF CONNECTICUT SANITARY LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITAS (A) STATEWIDE RESULTS |
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Sanitary landfill can cause considerable harm to sensitive ecosystems if they are not properly located, designed, and managers. he purpose of these reports are to summarize the Pro...
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PROXIMITY OF CONNECTICUT SANITARY LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITAS (B) DATA ON INDIVIDUAL LANDFILLS |
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Sanitary landfill can cause considerable harm to sensitive ecosystems if they are not properly located, designed, and managers. he purpose of these reports are to summarize the Pro...
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PROXIMITY OF DELAWARE LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS (A) STATEWIDE RESULTS |
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Sanitary landfills can cause considerable harm to sensitive ecosystems if they are not properly located, designed, and managed. he purpose of this report is to document the proximi...
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PROXIMITY OF DELAWARE LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS (B) DATA ON INDIVIDUAL LANDFILLS |
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Sanitary landfills can cause considerable harm to sensitive ecosystems if they are not properly located, designed, and managed. he purpose of this report is to document the proximi...
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PROXIMITY OF FLORIDA SANITARY LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS (A) STATEWIDE RESULTS |
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Sanitary landfills can cause considerable harm to sensitive ecosystems if they are not properly located, designed, and managed. The purpose of this report is to document the proxim...
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PROXIMITY OF FLORIDA SANITARY LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS (B) DATA ON INDIVIDUAL LANDFILLS |
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Sanitary landfills can cause considerable harm to sensitive ecosystems if they are not properly located, designed, and managed. The purpose of this report is to document the proxim...
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PROXIMITY OF GEORGIA SANITARY LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS (B) DATA ON INDIVIDUAL LANDFILLS |
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Sanitary landfill can cause considerable harm to sensitive ecosystems if they are not properly located, designed, and managed. The purpose of this report is to document the proximi...
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PROXIMITY OF LOUISIANA SANITARY LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS |
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Sanitary landfills can cause considerable harm to sensitive ecosystems if they are not properly located, designed, and managed. The proximity of Louisiana sanitary landfills to wet...
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PROXIMITY OF LOUISIANA SANITARY LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS (A) STATEWIDE RESULTS |
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Sanitary landfills can cause considerable harm to sensitiveecosystems if they are not properly located, designed, and managed. he purpose of this report is to summarize the proximi...
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PROXIMITY OF LOUISIANA SANITARY LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS (B) DATA ON INDIVIDUAL LANDFILLS |
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Sanitary landfills can cause considerable harm to sensitiveecosystems if they are not properly located, designed, and managed. he purpose of this report is to summarize the proximi...
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PROXIMITY OF LOUISIANA SANITARY LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS - DATA ON INDIVIDUAL LANDFILLS |
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Sanitary landfills can cause considerable harm to sensitive ecosystems i? they are not properly located, designed, and managed. The purpose of this report is to document the proxim...
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PROXIMITY OF LOUISIANA SANITARY LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS - STATEWIDE RESULTS |
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Sanitary landfills can cause considerable harm to sensitive ecosystems i? they are not properly located, designed, and managed. The purpose of this report is to document the proxim...
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PROXIMITY OF NEW YORK SANITARY LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS (A) STATEWIDE RESULTS |
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Sanitary landfills can cause considerable harm to senisitive ecosystems if they are not properly located, designd, and mangaed. The purpose of this report is to document the proxin...
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PROXIMITY OF NEW YORK SANITARY LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS (B) DATA ON INDIVIDUAL LANDFILLS |
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Sanitary landfills can cause considerable harm to senisitive ecosystems if they are not properly located, designd, and mangaed. The purpose of this report is to document the proxin...
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PROXIMITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SANITARY LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS (A) STATEWIDE RESULTS |
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Sanitary landfills can cause considerable harm to sensitive ecosystems if they are not properly located, designed, and managed. he purpose of this report is to document the proximi...
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PROXIMITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SANITARY LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS (B) DATA ON INDIVIDUAL LANDFILLS |
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Sanitary landfills can cause considerable harm to sensitive ecosystems if they are not properly located, designed, and managed. he purpose of this report is to document the proximi...
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PROXIMITY OF SANITARY LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS: AN EVALUATION AND COMPARISON OF 1,153 SANITARY LANDFILLS IN 11 STATES |
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Sanitary landfills can cause considerable harm to sensitive ecosystems if they are not properly located, designed, and managed. The purpose of this report is to evaluate and compar...
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PROXIMITY OF TEXAS SANITARY LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS - STATEWIDE RESULTS |
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Sanitary landfills can cause considerable harm to sensitive ecosystems if they are not properly located, designed, and managed. The purpose of this report is to document the proxim...
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PROXIMITY OF TEXAS SANITARY LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS DATA ON INDIVIDUAL LANDFILLS |
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Sanitary landfills can cause considerable harm to sensitive ecosystems if they are not properly located, designed, and managed. he purpose of this report is to summarize the proxim...
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PROXIMITY OF WASHINGTON SANITARY LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS (A) STATEWIDE RESULTS |
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Sanitary landfills can cause considerable harm to sensitive ecosystems if they are not properly located, designed, and managed. The purpose of this report is to document the proxim...
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PROXIMITY OF WASHINGTON SANITARY LANDFILLS TO WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS (B) DATA ON INDIVIDUAL LANDFILLS |
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Sanitary landfills can cause considerable harm to sensitive ecosystems if they are not properly located, designed, and managed. The purpose of this report is to document the proxim...
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PURSUING AN EXCITING CAREER AS A WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST |
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Many people associate a career as a biologist to be similar to TV stars such as Jeff Corwin. Although biologists get to do exciting things like what viewers see on TV, being a bio...
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Perfluoroalkyl acids and related chemistries Toxicokinetics and modes of action |
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The perfluoroalkyl acid salts (both carboxylates and sulfonates, hereafter designated as PFAAs) and their derivatives are important chemicals that have numerous consumer and indust...
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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)-induced developmental toxicity in the mouse is dependent on expression of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-alpha (PPAR-α) |
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PFOA is a member of a family of perfluorinated chemicals that have a variety of applications. PFOA persists in the environment and is found in wildlife and humans. In mice, PFOA i...
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QUALIFYING VARIATION IN RISKS ACROSS SPACE AND TIME TO POPULATIONS OF THE COMMON LOON |
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As part of a larger project to evaluate methods for assessing risks to wildlife populations we are investigating patterns of mortality in populations of the common loon (Gavia imme...
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QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN FOR EVALUATING AND REFINING THE ESTUARINE HABITAT ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL ON PUGET SOUND AND PACIFIC NORTHWEST REFERENCE SITES |
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Many estuarine wetland scientists and managers are of the opinion that present wetland habitat assessment procedures are inadequate for application to specific geographic regions a...
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QUANTIFYING THE ORGANIC CARBON HELD IN FORESTED SOILS OF THE UNITED STATES AND PUERTO RICO |
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Forested ecosystems provide a number of important services to humans. In addition to wood, fiber food and fuel production they also provide habitat for wildlife and a substantial ...
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RAPID SCREENING OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS FOR ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BINDING CAPACITY |
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Over the last few years, an increased awareness of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and their potential to affect wildlife and humans has produced a demand for practical scree...
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REFERENCE VALUES FOR FISH EXPOSURE TO PAH CONTAMINANTS: COMPARISON OF OHIO AND THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION |
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Reference values for exposure of wildlife to contaminants are needed to cost effectively determine if a site is contaminated and to rank sites that are above background levels. Ep...
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REMOTE SENSING, VISUALIZATION AND DECISION SUPPORT FOR WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE |
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The integration of satellite and airborne remote sensing, scientific visualization and decision support tools is discussed within the context of management techniques for minimizin...
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REMOVAL OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS USING DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PROCESSES |
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A group of chemicals, known as endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), has been identified as having the potential to cause adverse health effect in humans and wildlife. Among this ...
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REMOVAL OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS USING DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PROCESSES |
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A growing body of scientific information has shown that man-made industrial chemicals and pesticides may interfere with the normal functioning of human and wildlife endocrine syste...
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REMOVAL OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR CHEMICALS DURING DRINKING WATER TREATMENT |
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A group of chemicals, known as endocrine disruptor chemicals (EDCs) have been identified as having the potential to cause adverse health effects in humans and wildlife. Among this ...
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REMOVAL OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR CHEMICALS DURING DRINKING WATER TREATMENT (EPA/625/R-00/015) |
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A group of chemicals, known as endocrine disruptor chemicals (EDCs), has been identified as having the potential to cause adverse health effects in humans and wildlife. Among this ...
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REPRODUCTIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS OF CONTAMINANTS IN OVIPAROUS VERTEBRATES: WORKSHOP INTRODUCTION |
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Concern has arisen in recent years about the potential for effects on reproduction and development in both human and wildlife populations. As a consequence, considerable attention ...
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RESEARCH AND INFORMATION NEEDS RELATED TO NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION AND WETLANDS IN THE WATERSHED: AN EPA PERSPECTIVE |
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Two related efforts of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, wetlands protection and nonpoint source (NPS) pollution control, fail to fully consider landscape factors when maki...
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RESEARCH AND QUALITY ASSURANCE METHODS USED IN THE EMAP PRAIRIE WETLANDS PILOT STUDY |
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This document provides an interim summary of the research methods and quality assurance (QA) activities used during the Prairie Wetlands Pilot Study, which is part of the U.S. Envi...
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RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF CRITERIA FOR HABITAT ALTERATIONS |
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Many anthropogenic activities exert their influence on fish, shellfish and aquatic-dependent wildlife by affecting habitats. In fact, habitat alteration is one of the most importan...
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RESEARCH NEEDED TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR OZONE (SECOND EXTERNAL REVIEW DRAFT) |
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Ozone is one of six criteria air pollutants whose ambient concentrations are regulated under the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) established by the U.S. Clean Air Ac...
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RESEARCH ON ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS IN THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT BY THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY |
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Research on Endocrine Disrupters in the Aquatic Environment by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (Abstract). Presented at the Endocrine Disrupters Workshop sponsore...
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RESEARCH ON FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT |
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This publication contains a series of monographs that discuss and describe computerized habitat management tools and data bases; habitat classification systems; the impact of publi...
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RESEARCH PLAN: EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL HERBICIDES AND GENE FLOW ON NON-TARGET PLANTS |
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This project supports EPA's mission to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment ? air, water, and land ? upon which life depends. Specifically, we address EPA...
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RESEARCH PLAN: LANDSCAPE AND WATERSHED INFLUENCES ON WILD SALMON AND FISH ASSEMBLAGES IN OREGON COASTAL STREAMS |
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This document is a Research Plan. In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), many populations of wild anadromous salmonids are in serious decline. Landscape change, water pollution, introdu...
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RESULTS OF AN ADAPTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT MODELING WORKSHOP CONCERNING POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF DRILLING MUDS AND CUTTINGS ON THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT |
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This publication summarizes findings of a workshop held September 14-18, 1981, under a Federal Interagency Energy/Environment Agreement between the U.S. Environmental Protection Ag...
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REVIEW OF SIMULATION METHODS FOR SPATIALLY-EXPLICIT POPULATION-LEVEL RISK ASSESSMENT |
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Factors that significantly impact population dynamics, such as resource availability and exposure to stressors, frequently vary over space and thereby determine the heterogeneous s...
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RISK ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION OF SOILS CONTAMINATED BY MINING AND SMELTING OF LEAD, ZINC AND CADMIUM |
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Mining nd smelting of Pb, Zn and Cd ores have caused widespread soil contamination in many countries. In locations with severe soil contamination, and strongly acidic soil or mine ...
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RISK ASSESSMENT FOR ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS: U.S. POINT OF VIEW |
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Basic research and monitoring of sludge utilization programs have identified specific pathways by which potentially toxic constituents of sewage sludge can reach and cause toxicity...
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RISK CHARACTERIZATION OF PERSISTENT NEUROTOXIC CONTAMINANTS |
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Neurotoxicity is an adverse change in structure or function of the central and/or peripheral nervous system following exposure to a chemical, physical, or biological agent. Thousa...
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RISKS OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS TO WILDLIFE: EXTRAPOLATING FROM EFFECTS ON INDIVIDUALS TO POPULATION RESPONSE |
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Much of the research conducted on the effects of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) has been focused on effects at the individual or subindividual level. The challenge from the ...
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RISKS OF ENDROCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS TO WILDLIFE EXTRAPOLATED FROM EFFECTS ON INDIVIDUALS TO POPULATION RESPONSE |
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Much of the research conducted on the effects of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) has been focused on effects at the individual or sub-individual level. The challenge from the...
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ROLE OF PROTEIN BINDING IN THE URINARY EXCRETION OF PBDES IN MICE |
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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are commercial chemical products used to prevent combustion of various
consumer goods. Concern for PBDEs has risen due to their detect...
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Recovery of a PCB-Contaminated Creek Fish Community |
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Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) from the Sangamo-Weston Superfund Site near Clemson, South Carolina, USA, were released into the Twelvemile Creek until the early 1990s. PCB concen...
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SAFE PESTICIDES/SAFE PRODUCTS MULTI-YEAR PLAN |
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Additional research on pesticides and toxics provides results that support the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). E...
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SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION FOR RISK ASSESSMENTS TO PROTECT NON-TARGET PLANTS FROM HERBICIDES |
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SCIENCE QUESTIONS:
EPA's Office of Pesticides Programs (OPP) requires scientifically credible information and methods to assess health and ecological risks from chemical pes...
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SCREENING LEVEL REPRODUCTION ASSAY WITH THE FATHEAD MINNOW (PIMEPHALES PROMELAS) |
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There has been recent concern for the potential effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on reproduction and development of humans and wildlife species. The U.S. Environmen...
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SEASONAL HEPATIC CYTOCHROME P-450 INDUCTION IN COTTON RATS (SIGMODON HISPIDUS) INHABITING PETROCHEMICAL WASTE SITES. (R826242) |
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AbstractWildlife species inhabiting contaminated sites are often exposed to complex mixtures of chemicals that have known effects on physiological and biochemical funct...
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SEDIMENT TOXICITY IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATIONS: NEW TEST METHODS. WHAT'S BEEN DONE? WHERE ARE WE GOING? |
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Toxic sediments pose a risk to aquatic life, human health and wildlife throughout the world. There is an overwhelming amount of evidence that demonstrates chemicals in sediments ar...
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SEMINAR PUBLICATION: NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON URBAN RUNOFF MANAGEMENT-ENHANCING URBAN WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AT THE LOCAL, COUNTY, AND STATE LEVELS (EPA/625/R-95/003) |
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This document presents the technical information presented at the National Conference on Urban Runoff Management held in Chicago, IL, on March 30-April 2, 1993. This conference was...
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SERAFM: AN ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR EVALUATING WILDLIFE EXPOSURE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH MERCURY-CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT IN LAKE AND RIVER SYSTEMS |
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A spreadsheet model, SERAFM, Spreadsheet-based Ecological Risk Assessment for the Fate of Mercury, was developed that can be used as a risk assessment tool for mercury contaminated...
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SHORT-TERM AMPHIBIAN TOXICITY TESTS AND PARAQUAT TOXICITY ASSESSMENT |
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Changes in agricultural practice may alter agrichemical effects on nontarget wildlife. ecause of routine practice in various forms of conservation tillage, paraquat (1,1'-dimethyl-...
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SMALL POPULATIONS REQUIRE SPECIFIC MODELING APPROACHES FOR ASSESSING RISK |
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All populations face non-zero risks of extinction. However, the risks for small populations, and therefore the modeling approaches necessary to predict them, are different from th...
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SOME EMERGING ISSUES IN WATERSHED MANAGEMENT LANDSCAPE PATTERNS SUSTAINABILITY WITH CUMULATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE |
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Emerging issues in watershed management include the need to assess the effects of management activities on the time scale of several cutting rotations (>100 yrs) and on spatial sac...
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SOME PHARMACOKINETIC AND METABOLIC FACTORS AFFECTING THE NEONATAL TOXICITY OF CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS FOUND IN THE GREAT LAKES |
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Industrialization has resulted in the emission of a wide variety of organic chemicals into the biosphere. Despite the original source of the organic contaminant, these chemicals ha...
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SPATIAL EXPLICIT POPULATION MODELS FOR RISK ASSESSMENT: COMMON LOONS AND MERCURY AS A CASE STUDY |
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Factors that significantly impact population dynamics, such as resource availability and exposure to stressors, frequently vary over space and thereby determine the heterogeneous s...
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STATE-OF-THE-SCIENCE IN WILDLIFE RISK ASSESSMENT |
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Methods for assessing risks to wildlife from exposure to toxic waste, pesticide applications, or other alterations in habitat quality and quantity have been evolving rapidly during...
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STATISTICAL EVALUATION OF THE EMAP-WETLANDS CLASSIFICATION |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency initiated the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP)-Wetlands to monitor the status and long-term trends in the condition o...
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STATUS OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR SCREENING AND TESTING ACTIVITIES IN THE US: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EDSTAC RECOMMENDATIONS |
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The last two decades have witnessed a growing concern for chemicals that have the potential to adversely affect the normal functioning of the endocrine system. In 1996, the US Con...
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STATUS OF THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S ENCODRINE DISRUPTOR SCREENING PROGRAM |
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Status of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program. Susan Laws. Endocrinology Branch, Reproductive Toxicology Division, National Health an...
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STEROID HORMONES AS BIOMARKERS OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION IN WILDLIFE. IN: ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND RISK ASSESSMENT |
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Standardization of Biomarkers for Endocrine Disruption and Environmental Assessment. 8th Volume, ASTM STP 1364. D.S. Henshel, M.C. Black, and M.C. Harrass, Editors. American Socie...
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STRATEGIES IN SOIL PROTECTION - MISSIONS AND VISIONS |
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The focus of this paper is the progress to reach our present understandings of the needs and methods for "Soil protection." Soil is critical to human life, needed for production o...
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STRATEGIES IN SOIL PROTECTION - MISSIONS AND VISIONS |
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The focus of this paper is the progress to reach our present understandings of the needs and methods for "Soil protection." Sloil is critical to human life, needed for production ...
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STRATEGIES TO REDUCE OR REPLACE THE USE OF ANIMALS IN THE ENDOCRINE SCREENING AND TESTING PROGRAM. |
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Abstract: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is developing a screening and testing program for endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) to detect alterations of hypothalamic...
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STREAM FISH HABITAT SUITABILITY AND THE RISK OF POPULATION DECLINE |
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Over half of the streams in the Mid-Atlantic Highlands have fish communities that are in fair or poor condition, and the EPA concluded that physical habitat alteration represents t...
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STUNTED MOUSE MAMMARY GLAND DEVELOPMENT, IN THE ABSENCE OF BODY WEIGHT EFFECTS, FOLLOWING PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO PFOA |
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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a synthetic compound resistant to severe weather and heat, is ubiquitous in the environment and is detected in serum of the human population and seve...
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SURVEY OF METHODOLOGIES FOR DEVELOPING MEDIA SCREENING VALUES FOR ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT |
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Barron, Mace G. and Steve Wharton. Submitted. Survey of Methodologies for Developing Media Screening Values for Ecological Risk Assessment. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 44 p. (ERL,GB 12...
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SURVEYS OF WINTERING WATERFOWL IN NARRGANSETT BAY: RECENT DATA AND TRENDS |
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Poster presentation at a scienitifc meeting...
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SYNTHESIS AND ASSESSMENT PRODUCT 4.4: PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF ADAPTATION OPTIONS FOR CLIMATE SENSITIVE ECOSYSTEMS AND RESOURCES |
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This product will be a report produced under the auspices of the United States Climate Change Science Program (CCSP). The report is one of 21 synthesis and assessment products (SA...
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Sedimentation History Of Halfway Creek Marsh, Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge, Wisconsin, 1846-2006. Scientific Investigations Report 2007–5209 |
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The history of overbank sedimentation in the vicinity of Halfway Creek Marsh near La Crosse, Wisconsin, was examined during 2005-06 by the U.S. Geological Survey and University of ...
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Southwest Region Threatened, Endangered, and At-Risk Species Workshop: Managing Within Highly Variable Environments Hydrology and Ecology of Intermittent Stream and Dry Wash Ecosystems |
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Ephemeral (dry washes) and intermittent streams make up approximately 59% of all streams in the U.S. (excluding Alaska), and over 81% in the arid and semi-arid Southwest (Arizona, ...
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TDEM AND NUMIS (PLUS) SOUNDINGS AT THE ASH MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE: A CASE STUDY |
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During the summer of 2002, a cooperative project between the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres ...
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TERRE-TOX: A DATA BASE FOR EFFECTS OF ANTHROPOGENIC SUBSTANCES ON TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS |
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TERRE-TOX is a new data base developed for the US Environmental Protection Agency to aid in evaluating premanufacturing notices and research. TERRE-TOX contains published (1970 to ...
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TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM SIMULATOR |
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The Terrestrial Habitats Project at the Western Ecology Division (Corvallis, OR) is developing tools and databases to meet the needs of Program Office clients for assessing risks t...
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TERRESTRIAL PLANT REPRODUCTIVE TESTING: SHOULD WILDLIFE TOXICOLOGISTS CARE? |
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Standard phytotoxicity testing using the seedling emergence and vegetative vigor tests have been shown to be inadequate for the protection of plant reproduction. Both experimental...
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TERRESTRIAL TOXICITY DATA BASE (TERRE-TOX), 1970-1985 |
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TERRE-TOX is a new data base developed for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to aid in evaluating pre-manufacturing notices and research. TERRE-TOX contains published (1970 ...
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THE CYANOBACTERIAL TOXIN, CYLINDROSPERMOPSIN, INDUCES FETAL TOXICITY IN THE MOUSE AFTER EXPOSURE LATE IN GESTATION |
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Cylindrospermopsin (cyn) is a cyanobacterial toxin implicated in human and wildlife poisonings. We have completed studies investigating the potential of purified cyn to induce deve...
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THE ECOTOX DATABASE |
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The database provides chemical-specific toxicity information for aquatic life, terrestrial plants, and terrestrial wildlife. ECOTOX is a comprehensive ecotoxicology database and is...
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THE ECOTOX DATABASE AND ECOLOGICAL SOIL SCREENING LEVEL (ECO-SSL) WEB SITES |
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The EPA's ECOTOX database (http://www.epa.gov/ecotox/) provides a web browser search interface for locating aquatic and terrestrial toxic effects information. Data on more than 81...
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THE FIRST REPORT OF ENTEROCYTOZOON BIENEUSI PARASITES IN WILDLIFE: IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND TRANSMISSION TO LIVESTOCK |
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There is no abstract available for this product. If further information is requested, please refer to the bibliographic citation and contact the person listed under Contact field....
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THE IMPORTANCE OF CONCURRENT MONITORING AND MODELING FOR UNDERSTANDING MERCURY EXPOSURE IN THE ENVIRONMENT |
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Understanding the cycling processes governing mercury exposure in the environment requires sufficient process-based modeling and monitoring data. Monitoring provides ambient concen...
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THE PATH FROM MOLECULAR INDICATORS OF EXPOSURE TO DESCRIBING DYNAMIC BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS IN AN AQUATIC ORGANISM: MICROARRAYS AND THE FATHEAD MINNOW |
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The extent to which humans and wildlife are exposed to toxicants is an important focus of environmental research. This work has been directed toward the development of molecular i...
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THE ROLE OF STORMWATER RESEARCH IN BMP DESIGN - PATHOGENS AND REGULATORY DEMANDS |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency strives to protect human health, ensure the safety of drinking and recreational waters, support economic and recreational activities, and p...
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THE ROLE OF STORMWATER RESEARCH IN BMP DESIGN - PATHOGENS AND REGULATORY DEMANDS |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency strives to protect human health, ensure the safety of drinking and recreational waters, support economic and recreational activities, and p...
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THE SAN PEDRO RIVER: A CASE STUDY FOR EXAMINING PAST LANDSCAPE CHANGE AND FORECASTING HYDROLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO URBAN GROWTH AND LAND USE CHANGE |
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It is currently possible to measure landscape change over large areas and determine trends in
environmental condition using advanced space-based technologies accompanied by ...
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THE SHIFTING BASELINE OF NORTHERN FUR SEAL ECOLOGY IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC OCEAN |
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Historical data provide a baseline against which to judge the significance of recent ecological shifts and guide conservation strategies, especially for species decimated by pre-20...
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THE USE OF DNA MACROARRAYS TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ESTROGENS ON WILDLIFE |
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During the mid-1990s, several investigations in the United States and United Kingdom showed that wild fish of several species collected downstream of sewage treatment plants or ind...
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THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN ASSESSING MUNICIPAL IMPACT FOR REMEDIAL ACTION ON A LAKE SUPERIOR ESTUARY |
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A broad view must be taken when considering the possible impacts and implications of municipal (urban) activities on a water body because of the high costs and permanence of the ac...
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THYROID STATUS IN JUVENILE ALLIGATORS (ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS) FROM CONTAMINATED AND REFERENCE SITES ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, USA |
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Exposure to environmental contaminants has been shown to alter normal thyroid function in various wildlife species, including the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). A...
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TISSUE ASSAYS AND POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS OF ROOSEVELT HOT SPRINGS' ANIMALS (1977-1978) |
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Geothermal energy exploration is being conducted at several locations in the United States including a site at Roosevelt Hot Springs in southwest Utah. To assess any possible impac...
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TOWARD A RISK ASSESSMENT OF PERFLUOROALKYL ACIDS |
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Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAA) such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS),and fluorotelomer alcoholsare surfactants that have wide applications in indu...
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TOWARDS DEVELOPING INDICATORS OF SALT MARSH CONDITION |
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Five ecosystem services: water quality maintenance, erosion and flood control, recreation and cultural use, wildlife habitat, and food production were identified from the literatur...
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TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTORS (TEFS) FOR PCBS, PCDDS, PCDFS FOR HUMANS AND WILDLIFE |
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An expert meeting was organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and held ih Stockholm on 15-18 June 1997. The objective of this meeting was to derive cohsensus toxic equival...
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TOXICITY AND BIOACCUMULATION OF PFOS IN A PARTIAL LIFE CYCLE TEST WITH THE NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG |
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A number of recent monitoring studies have demonstrated elevated concentrations of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in humans and wildlife throughout the world. Although no longer...
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TOXICITY OF GUTHION AND GUTHION 2S TO XENOPUS LAEVIS EMBRYOS |
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Differences in sensitivity to waterborne contaminants between wildlife species have prompted investigations on the sensitivity of amphibians to potentially hazardous environmental ...
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TOXICOGENOMICS AS A TOOL TO ASSESS EXPOSURE OF FISH TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS |
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Molecular biological techniques such as gene arrays and quantitative real-time PCR are becoming important tools to study alterations in normal gene expression in fish and other wil...
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TOXICOKINETICS OF POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER CONGENERS 47, 99, 100, AND 153 IN MICE |
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The congener profiles of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in human and wildlife samples are dominated by PBDE congeners 47, 99, 100, 153, and 154; all of which are components...
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TRACE ELEMENTS IN THE TRENTON CHANNEL OF THE DETROIT RIVER: CHANGES SINCE THE 1980S |
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Water samples were collected from the Trenton Channel of the Detroit River between March 1995 and June 1996. Both unfiltered and filtered samples were collected. Results from this ...
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TRANSGENERATIONAL (IN UTERO/LACTATIONAL) EXPOSURE PROTOCOL TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTS OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS (EDCS) IN RATS |
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This protocol is designed to evaluate the effects of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDCs) through fetal (transplacental) and/or neonatal (via the dam's milk) exposure during the ...
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TREATMENT WETLAND HABITAT AND WILDLIFE USE ASSESSMENT AND NORTH AMERICAN TREATMENT WETLAND DATABASE V 2.0 |
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The USEPA sponsored a project to collect and catalog information from wastewater treatment wetlands into a computer database. EPA has also written a user friendly, stand-alone, men...
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TYPES AND QUANTITIES OF LEFTOVER DRUGS ENTERING THE ENVIRONMENT VIA DISPOSAL TO SEWERAGE - REVEALED BY CORONERS' RECORDS |
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BACKGROUND: Pharmaceuticals designed for humans and animals often remain unused. Leftover and accumulated drugs represent suboptimal delivery of health care and environmentally uns...
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The OECD validation program of the H295R steroidogenesis assay for the identification of in vitro inhibitors and inducers of testosterone and estradiol production. Phase 2: Inter-laboratory pre-validation studies |
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Background, Goals and Scope. In response to concerns that have been raised about chemical substances that may alter the function of endocrine systems and result in adverse effects ...
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The US EPA's Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program: In VItro and In Vivo Mammalian Tier 1 Screening Assays |
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In response to emerging concerns that environmental chemicals may have adverse effects on human health by altering the function of the endocrine system, the Food Quality Protection...
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UNCERTAINTIES FOR ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS: OUR VIEW ON PROGRESS |
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Abstract
The current perspective on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) is reflective of the history through which research on EDC's has evolved, including events related to...
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US EPA BIOMONITORING AND BIOINDICATOR CONCEPTS NEEDED TO EVALUATE THE BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF AQUATIC SYSTEMS |
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This chapter presents the current uses, concepts and anticipated future directions of biomonitoring and bioindicators in the regulatory and research programs of the United States E...
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USE OF ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY PROBE FOR DETERMINATION OF HYPORHEIC FLOW |
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The hyporheic zone can play a significant role in nutrient behavior in watersheds. Conceptual models describe the behavior of nutrients and biota for the hyporheic ecotone, but sit...
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USE OF ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY PROBE WITH MODFLOW FOR SCREENING LEVEL DETERMINATION OF PARAFLUVIAL HYPORHEIC FLOW |
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The hyporheic zone can provide significant nutrient attenuation in watersheds. Conceptual models describe the behavior of nutrients and biota for the hyporheic ecotone, but site ch...
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USE OF SULFUR AND NITROGEN STABLE ISOTOPES TO DETERMINE THE IMPORTANCE OF WHITEBARK PINE NUTS TO YELLOWSTONE GRIZZLY BEARS |
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Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) is a masting species that produces relatively large, fat and protein-rich nuts that are consumed by grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis). Tree...
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USE OF WILDLIFE MORTALITY DATA TO QUALIFY RISKS TO POPULATIONS ACROSS SPACE AND TIME |
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Common loon (Gavia immer) populations have declined from historic levels in New England and despite recent range-wide increases; mortality has increased in some areas. To identify...
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USEPA BIOMONITORING AND BIOINDICATOR CONCEPTS NEEDED TO EVALUATE THE BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF AQUATIC SYSTEMS |
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This chapter presents the current uses, concepts and anticipated future directions of biomonitoring and bioindicators in the regulatory and research programs of the United States E...
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USEPA ORD TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ACTIVITIES ON MERCURY RESEARCH |
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Anthropogenic releases of mercury to air, water and land have adversely impacted human health and the environment for many years. In fact, according to the 1997 Mercury Study Repor...
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USING A DEMOGRAPHIC MATRIX MODEL TO INCORPORATE LABORATORY AND FIELD STUDIES OF DIETARY METHYMERCURY EFFECTS INTO A POPULATION-LEVEL RISK ASSESSMENT FOR THE COMMON LOON |
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Platform presentation at a scientific meeting...
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USING MODELS TO EXTRAPOLATE POPULATION-LEVEL EFFECTS FROM LABORATORY TOXICITY TESTS IN SUPPORT OF POPULATION RISK ASSESSMENTS |
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Using models to extrapolate population-level effects from laboratory toxicity tests in support of population risk assessments. Munns, W.R., Jr.*, Anne Kuhn, Matt G. Mitro, and Tim...
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USING POPULATION MODELS TO EVALUATE RISK IN POPULATION OF BIRDS |
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Wildlife populations are exposed to varying habitat structure and quality, as well as an array of human-induced environmental stressors. Predicting the consequences to a real popul...
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USING THE SEDIMENT QUALITY TRIAD (SQT) APPROACH TO ASSESS SEDIMENTARY CONTAMINATION IN THE ANACOSTIA RIVER, WASHINGTON |
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Using the Sediment Quality Triad (SQT) Approach to Assess Sedimentary Contamination in the Anacostia River, Washington, D.C. Velinsky, DJ*1, Ashley, JTF1,2, Pinkney, F.3, McGee, BL...
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Update on the Mammalian Tier 1 Endocrine Disruptor Screening Protocols |
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The endocrine system provides a number of target sites that may be susceptible to disruption by environmental agents. In response to emerging concerns that environmental chemicals...
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Urban Marine Habitat Use by Waterbirds in Narragansett Bay |
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We examined patterns of habitat use by waterbirds (waterfowl, shorebirds, and wading birds) at a series of urban and non-urban marine habitats in Narragansett Bay during 2005-2007....
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VALIDATION OF AN AVIAN TWO-GENERATION REPRODUCTION TEST: U.S. INITIATIVES |
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Documented effects to fish and wildlife populations, coupled with evidence from human poisonings, epidemiology, and experimental toxicology led to the formation of the Endocrine Di...
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VARIATION OF PATHOGEN DENSITIES IN URBAN STORMWATER RUNOFF WITH LAND USE |
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Stormwater runoff samples were collected from outfalls draining small municipal separate storm sewer systems. The samples were collected from three land use areas (high-density re...
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VARIATION OF PATHOGEN DENSITITES IN URBAN STORMWATER RUNOFF WITH LAND USE |
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Stormwater runoff samples were collected from outfalls draining small municipal separate storm sewer systems. The samples were collected from three land use areas (high-density re...
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VARIATIONS OF MICROORGANISM CONCENTRATIONS IN URBAN STORMWATER RUNOFF WITH LAND USE AND SEASONS |
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Stormwater runoff samples were collected from outfalls draining small municipal separate storm sewer systems. The samples were collected from three different land use areas based ...
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WASTEWATER SOLIDS UTILIZATION ON LAND DEMONSTRATION PROJECT |
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This is a summary report of a four-year field study of the techniques and environmental effects of applying liquid digested municipal sludge at various rates to sandy coastal plain...
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WEB-BASED INTERSPECIES CORRELATION ESTIMATION (WEB-ICE) FOR ACUTE TOXICITY: USER MANUAL V 1.1 |
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Predictive toxicological models are integral to environmental risk Assessment where data for most species are limited. Web-based Interspecies Correlation Estimation (Web-ICE) mode...
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WESTERN AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS ASSESSMENT PROJECT (WACAP): ASSESSING DEPOSITION AND IMPACTS OF PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS AND METALS IN SEVEN NATIONAL PARKS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES |
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Airborne contaminants, especially those that biomagnify in the food chain, can pose serious health threats to wildlife and humans. Biological effects of airborne contaminants incl...
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WESTERN AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS ASSESSMENT PROJECT RESEARCH PLAN |
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The goal of the Western Airborne Contaminants Assessment Project (WACAP) is to assess the deposition of airborne contaminants in Western National Parks, providing regional and loca...
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WESTERN ECOLOGY DIVISION - GENERAL INFORMATION SHEET |
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abstract for flyer - general information
The Western Ecology Division (WED), part of EPAs National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, provides information to E...
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WHAT IS A POPULATION? |
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The word "population" has several meanings, a situation that can lead to confusion in risk assessments. A management goal "to protect wildlife populations," for example, might rela...
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WILDLIFE EXPOSURE FACTORS HANDBOOK |
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The Wildlife Exposure Factors Handbook provides data, references, and guidance for conducting exposure assessments for wildlife species exposed to toxic chemicals in their environ...
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WILDLIFE EXPOSURE FACTORS HANDBOOK - APPENDIX: LITERATURE REVIEW DATABASE - VOLUME II OF II |
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This Handbook provides information on various factors used to assess exposure to wildlife. he goals of the project are 1) to promote the application of risk assessment methods to w...
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WILDLIFE EXPOSURE FACTORS HANDBOOK - VOLUME I OF II |
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This Handbook provides information on various factors used to assess exposure to wildlife. he goals of the project are 1) to promote the application of risk assessment methods to w...
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WILDLIFE HABITAT |
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Habitat change statistics were used to estimate the effects of alternative future scenarios for agriculture on non-fish vertebrate diversity in Iowa farmlands. Study areas were tw...
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WILDLIFE RESEARCH STRATEGY |
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This document describes a strategy for conducting wildlife effects research within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) National Health and Environmental Effects Researc...
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WILDLIFE RISK ASSESSMENT: DEVELOPMENT OF METHODS TO ASSESS THE EFFECTS OF MERCURY AND HABITAT ALTERATION ON POPULATIONS OF AQUATIC-DEPENDENT WILDLIFE |
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NHEERL is conducting a demonstration project to develop tools and approaches for assessing the risks of multiple stressors to populations of piscivorous wildlife, leading to the ...
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WILDLIFE TOXICITY REFERENCE VALUES FOR POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS AND DDT |
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The presentation will provide an overview of the procedures used in deriving mammalian and avian wildlife toxicity reference values to be used in development of ecological soil scr...
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WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN TRAJECTORIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHANGE: A PLANNING ATLAS |
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The Pacific Northwest Ecosystem Research Consortium, consisting of scientists at EPA-WED, Oregon State University, and the University of Oregon, completed a planning atlas for the ...
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WORKSHOP ON THE USE OF AVAILABLE DATA AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE ECOLOGICAL RISKS OF 2,3,7,8-TETRACHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXIN TO AQUATIC LIFE AND ASSOCIATED WILDLIFE |
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In April 1991, EPA initiated efforts to conduct a scientific reassessment of the human health and environmental risks of TCDD and related compounds. The first document to address e...
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WORKSHOP REPORT ON THE APPLICATION OF 2,3,7,8-TCDD TOXICITY EQUIVALENCE FACTORS TO FISH AND WILDLIFE |
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In January 1998, a planning committee of EPA and the U.S. Department of the Interior sponsored a workshop on the application of 2,3,7,8-TCDD toxicity equivalence factors (TEFs) t...
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WORKSHOP SUMMARY REPORT: WATER QUALITY CRITERIA TO PROTECT WILDLIFE RESOURCES |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Research Laboratory Corvallis (ERL-C) sponsored a Water Quality criteria to Protect Wildlife Resources Workshop, co-cha...
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YEAST ESTROGEN SCREEN FOR EXAMINING THE RELATIVE EXPOSURE OF CELLS TO NATURAL AND XENOESTROGENS |
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Xenoestrogens, such as o,p'-DDT and octyl phenol (OP) have been associated with reproductive abnormalities in various wildlife species. Xenoestrogens mimic the natural estrogen 17...
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