Effects of Bioaccumulative Contaminants in Wildlife

On this page:

• General and Geographically-Based Effects Studies
• Species Specific Studies

General and Geographically-Based Effects Studies:

• Toxicity of biologically incorporated contaminants
• Status and Trends of Biological Resources: Large River Monitoring Network (LRMN)
• Biological And Ecotoxicological Characteristics Of Terrestrial Vertebrates
• Biological And Ecotoxicological Characteristics Of Terrestrial Vertebrate Species Residing In Estuaries
• Effects of Industrial Contamination on Wildlife
• Effect of Mining Activities on Wildlife
• Exposure of Nontarget Birds to the Avicide DRC-1339. Avicide in Fall Baited Sunflower Fields
• Assessing the Effects of Metals-Contaminated Water and Food Chain on the Fishery of the Coeur d'Alene Basin, Idaho
• Biological Impacts of Metals from Abandoned Mine Lands in the Upper Animas River Watershed, Colorado
• Characterize the Source and Distribution of Metals in Key Aquatic Organisms in Boulder River, Montana
• Biological Impacts of Metals from Abandoned Mine Lands in the Upper Animas River Watershed, Colorado
• Ecotoxicological Investigations of Effects of Contaminants on Native Wildlife Species, Texas New Mexico Region
• Effects of Environmental Contaminants on Major Wildlife Species of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas
• Embryonic, Developmental, and Early Life Stage Toxicity of Environmental Contaminants in Fish
• Bioaccumulation of Mercury by Fish and Fish-Forage Organisms in Camp Far West Reservoir, Yuba and Placer Counties, California
• Embryonic, Developmental, and Early Life Stage Toxicity of Environmental Contaminants in Fish
• Determination of Toxic Elemental Constituents in Samples from Field and Laboratory Studies to Assess Bioavailability and Evaluate Ecosystem Health
• Study of the Bioavailability of Metals and Toxicity of Missouri River Sediment Adjacent to a Lead Refinery, Omaha, NE

Species Specific Studies:

• Immuno-toxicity and endocrine disruption in Lake Apopka alligator neonates
• Predicting Contaminant Body Burdens From Eggs And Evidence Of Maternal Transfer In Alligator Mississippiensis
• An Evaluation of Contaminant Exposures and Potential Effects on Health and Endocrine Status for Alligators in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem
• An Assessment of Potential Contaminant Effects on Freshwater Mussels in the South Florida Ecosystem
• Bioaccumulation of Methyl Mercury by the Freshwater Mussel, Elliptio buckleyi
• Drainwater Contaminants in Waterbird Eggs and Hatchability at Stillwater, Malheur, Seedskadee, and Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge
• Bioaccumulation and Effects of PCBs on Tree Swallows Nesting along the Housatonic River, MA
• Adult Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) Survival on the  PCB-contaminated Housatonic River, MA
• Contaminants in Tree Swallows in Relation to Water Level Management
• Tree Swallows as Indicators of Mercury Bioaccumulation in the North Fork of the Holston River, Virginia
• Exposure and Effects of Dioxins and Other Organochlorine Chemicals on Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) Nesting along the Woonasquatucket River, RI
• Water Quality and Salmonid Population Viability
• The Potential for Chromium to Adversely Affect Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawystcha) Under Exposure Conditions Simulating the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River, Washington, USA
• Toxicity of Simulated Agricultural Irrigation Drainwater to Colorado Squawfish, Bonytail Chub, and Razorback Sucker from the Green River Basin
• The Effects of Anthropogenic Factors on Ecosystems Supporting the Neosho Madtom (Noturus placidus), with Emphasis on Historic Zinc-Lead Mining
• Investigation of eggshell thickness and biochemical indicators of contaminant exposure in Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) from Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge
• Effect Of In Vivo Exposure To P,P-Dde And Dieldrin On Seasonal Gonadal Development And Steroidogenesis In Female Largemouth Bass

Accessibility FOIA Privacy Policies and Notices

U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://health.usgs.gov/bioacc_cont/wildlife.html
Page Contact Information: Herb Buxton
Page Last Modified: 15-Jun-2006@08:37