DDT poisoning in a Cooper's hawk collected in 1980
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Abstract
In April 1980, a Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii) was found on the ground in Lakewood, Colorado, unable to fly and in convulsion. The bird died shortly thereafter. The hawk was packed in dry ice and shipped air express to the Fish and Wildlife Service, U. S. Department of the Interior, National Wildlife Health Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin, for necropsy. Following necropsy, the brain, gastrointestinal tract, and remaining carcass except skin, feet, wings, liver, and kidney were packed in dry ice and shipped air express to the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland, for chemical residue analysis. Because the bird's behavior before death suggested some form of poisoning, the kidney was assayed for thallium, the liver for lead, and the gastrointestinal tract for strychnine, sodium fluoroacetate, and arsenic. When these assays proved negative, the bird was analyzed for organochlorine pesticides. Necropsy findings and pesticide residue analyses are reported here.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | DDT poisoning in a Cooper's hawk collected in 1980 |
| Series title | Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology |
| DOI | 10.1007/BF01608514 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1982 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Contributing office(s) | National Wildlife Health Center, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 319 |
| Last page | 321 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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