Monitoring Fish and Wildlife for Environmental Contaminants: The National Contaminant Biomonitoring Program,

Abstract

The purpose of the monitoring program is to answer two basic questions: How do levels of pollutants in fish and wildlife vary according to geographic region? And, what changes are occurring over time? Harmful chemicals can enter the environment from sources other than pesticide application. The persistent and widespread polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are an example of these pollutants.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA323113

Entities

People

  • J. L. Ludke
  • Joel Jacknow
  • Nancy C. Coon

Organizations

  • United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkenes
  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chlordane
  • Chlorine Compounds
  • Composite Materials
  • Dieldrin
  • Drainage Basins
  • Environment
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Fish
  • Geographic Regions
  • Pesticides
  • United States
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.