| Abstract: | Oxychlordane reached lethal levels in birds given dietary dosages of HCS-3260 (70.75% cis-chlordane and 23.51% trans-chlordane) at 6 levels from 50 to 500 ppm. Oxychlordane ranged from 9.4 to 22.1 ppm in brains of cowbirds (Molothrus ater ) grackles (Quiscalus quiscula , and red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus ) that died on dosage and from 1.3 to 4.8 ppm in sacrificed birds, providing a clear diagnostic separation. Among starlings (Sturnus vulgaris ) however, oxychlordane ranged from 5.0 to 19.1 ppm in brains of birds that died, significantly lower than in the other species, and from 1.4 to 10.5 ppm in sacrificed birds, overlapping the levels in those that died. Lethal levels, therefore, begin near 5.0 ppm, as in a previous study in which oxychlordane itself was fed, but the data from starlings emphasizes the need for confirmatory necropsy findings in diagnosis of poisoning. |
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| ProdID: | 5221818 |
| Citation Author: | Stickel, L.F.; Stickel, W.H.; Dyrland, R.A.; Hughes, D.L. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health |
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| Citation Public Comments: | 2941_Stickel.pdf |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Oxychlordane, HCS-3260, and nonachlor in birds: Lethal residues and loss rates; 1983; Article; Journal; Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health; Stickel, L.F.; Stickel, W.H.; Dyrland, R.A.; Hughes, D.L. |
| Citation Start Page: | 611 |
| Citation Volume: | 12 |
| Citation Year: | 1983 |
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| Text: | Oxychlordane, HCS-3260, and nonachlor in birds: Lethal residues and loss rates; 1983; Article; Journal; Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health; Stickel, L.F.; Stickel, W.H.; Dyrland, R.A.; Hughes, D.L. |
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| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15287398309530453 |
| Date Other: | Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
