Nationwide residues of organochlorines in wings of adult mallards and black ducks, 1972-73
Pesticides Monitoring Journal
By: D. H. White and R.G. Heath
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Abstract
Organochlorine residues in wings of adult mallards and black ducks were monitored during the 1972-73 hunting season. DDE, DDT, DDD, dieldrin, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) were present in all samples. Mallard wings from Alabama contained the highest mean levels of DDE, DDT, DDD, dieldrin, and PCB's. Mallards and black ducks from the Atlantic Flyway and mallards from the Pacific Flyway contained significantly lower DDE residues than in 1969-70. Black ducks from the Atlantic Flyway contained significantly less dieldrin than in 1969-70, and mallards in the Central and Pacific Flyways contained significantly lower levels of PCB's. As in 1969-70, DDE residues were lowest in the Central Flyway and highest in the Atlantic Flyway. The average PCB level remained unchanged in the Atlantic Flyway but was higher in the Mississippi Flyway than in 1969-70, probably because of the unusually high levels in Alabama samples. All organochlorine residues in black ducks from the Atlantic Flyway significantly correlated. DDE concentrations in mallards from the Atlantic Flyway significantly correlated with those of DDT, DDD, and PCB's.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Nationwide residues of organochlorines in wings of adult mallards and black ducks, 1972-73 |
| Series title | Pesticides Monitoring Journal |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1976 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 176-185 |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Pesticides Monitoring Journal |
| First page | 176 |
| Last page | 185 |
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