Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Eggs from the Northeastern U.S. 2008.
Peregrine falcon eggs from nests in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont were analyzed for polybrominanted diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). Eggs were collected from 1996 to 2006, excluding 1997 ...
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Trace Elements and Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the Aquatic Bird Food Chain Of Process Water Evaporation Ponds at the Little America Refinery, Casper, Wyoming 2008.
This study determined the nature and extent of trace elements, metals, and petroleum hydrocarbons in evaporation ponds used for the disposal of process water from Sinclair Oil Corporation's LARCO oil refinery in Evansville, W...
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Bridging the Gap 2007.
Ecological Contaminants biologists help turn environmental hazards into healthy wetlands in the Coeur d'Alene Basin in northern Idaho....
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Protecting and Restoring Marbled Murrelet Habitat 2007.
In 1998, the tanker Command spilled
approximately 3,000 gallons (11,350
liters) of fuel oil from a damaged tank
while en route from San Francisco to
Central America. The spill oiled beaches
along the San Mateo County coa...
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Contaminants in Unexpected Places 2007.
Fish hatcheries are an important
tool in the Fish and Wildlife Service's
efforts to restore threatened and endangered
aquatic species. Unfortunately,
these facilities sometimes face the same
contaminant risks encountered...
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Restoring Whooping Crane Habitat in Texas 2007.
The Fish and Wildlife Service's Corpus
Christi Ecological Services Field Office in
Texas is seeking to restore and preserve
the crane's vital estuarine habitat. Its
most recent success was made possible
through a coopera...
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Mercury Contamination in Waterbirds Breeding in San Francisco Bay 2007.
San Francisco Bay has a legacy of mercury contamination from historical mercury mining
in the Coast Range and gold extraction in the Sierra Nevadas. An estimated 220 million pounds of mercury were mined in the coastal mounta...
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The Lake Apopka Agreement 2007.
From November 1998 through early
April 1999, a bird die-off occurred on
the north shore of Lake Apopka, Florida.
The deaths occurred on former farmlands
that had been purchased to reduce
nutrient run-off into the lake by...
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Recommendations for Conducting Cooperative Natural Resource Damage Assessment 2007.
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to state and federal natural resources
trustee agencies (Trustees) and parties responsible for oil spills or other pollution events
(Responsible Parties) on how to: 1) ini...
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The Environmental Contaminants Program 2007.
Today, the Service's Environmental
Contaminants Program includes contaminants
specialists stationed at more than
75 locations around the country. These
scientists are on the front lines in the
fight against pollution. Th...
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Alaskans are "Pulling Together" 2007.
When we hear about "invaders,"
we often imagine the danger these
interlopers pose is obvious and immediate.
However, newly introduced species
may not become invasive for decades
after they arrive. In 1993, biologist W.R....
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Developing Barriers to Biological Invasions 2007.
The pathways used by non-native
species are not always obvious. Many
problematic species, diseases, and
parasites have been transferred to new
locations as undetected (and unplanned)
hitchhikers. Unintended introductions...
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Clearing the Water for Mussels 2007.
In cooperation with our partners, the
Fish and Wildlife Service's Environmental
Contaminants Program provides the
science needed to improve water quality
for restoring freshwater mussels - our
Nation's largest group of t...
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Water Sediment Quality Survey of Threatened and Endangered Freshwater Mussel Habitat in the Chipola River Basin, Florida. 2007.
Reduced habitat quality may be contributing to the decline of freshwater mussels
in southeastern rivers. As part of an ongoing evaluation of the quality of freshwater
mussel habitat in Gulf Coastal Rivers, the Chipola River...
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Review of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2006 Abnormal Amphibian Project for the Southeast Region. 2007.
Preliminary screening assessments for abnormal amphibians were initiated on national wildlife refuges (NWRs) in the southeast region in 2000, with additional refuges included in each subsequent year (2001-2006) (Table 1, Figu...
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Assessment of Florida's biological integrity standard in Watson Bayou of the St. Andrew Bay System, Bay County. 2007.
The biological integrity of contaminated sediments in Watson Bayou was evaluated. Results demonstrated the applicability of the biological integrity standard for estuarine systems in the State of Florida and the value of sedi...
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Mercury concentrations and space use of pre-breeding American avocets and black-necked stilts in San Francisco Bay 2007.
We examined factors influencing mercury concentrations in pre-breeding American avocets (Recurvirostra americana) and black-necked stilts (Himantopus mexicanus), the two most abundant breeding shorebirds in San Francisco Bay,...
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Mercury contamination and effects on survival of American avocet and black-necked stilt chicks in San Francisco Bay 2007.
We evaluated whether mercury influenced survival of free-ranging American avocet (Recurvirostra americana) and black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) chicks in San Francisco Bay, California. Using radio telemetry, we radio...
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