Relationships between environmental organochlorine contaminant residues, plasma corticosterone concentrations, and intermediary metabolic enzyme activities in Great Lakes herring gull embryos
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Research presented concerns the effect of organochlorine contaminants on the levels of intermediary metabolic enzyme activities and plasma corticosterone concentrations in embryos of herring gulls. Findings suggest that levels of contaminants in the Great Lakes may be impacting the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis and related intermediary pathways in exposed embryos.
Publication Name: Environmental Health Perspectives
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0091-6765
Year: 1999
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Water quality objectives: yardsticks of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
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Issues discussed concern the management of water quality in the Great Lakes under the the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1972. Topics addressed include the impact of toxic exposure on wildlife in the Great Lakes area, water quality standards to protect human health, and the use of a biological indicator to measure exposure to specific compounds.
Publication Name: Environmental Health Perspectives
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0091-6765
Year: 1999
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Dermal transfer of chlorpyrifos residues from residential surfaces: comparison of hand press, hand drag, wipe, and polyurethane foam roller measurements after broadcast and aerosol pesticide applications
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The insecticidal contamination of humans via skin contact is examined, focusing on small children's susceptibility to pesticide residue contamination. The residue contamination of carpets and furniture surfaces is analyzed.
Publication Name: Environmental Health Perspectives
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0091-6765
Year: 1999
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