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Toxic Chemicals in Canadian Seabirds
Entry ID:
gomc_39
Summary
Abstract:
The Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) mandate includes, in addition to
wildlife legislation, the laws and programs of Canada governing the use and release of toxic chemicals which may harm wildlife or ecosystems. These include the industrial wastes covered by the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and pesticides controlled by the Pest Control Products Act. Our strategy is to focus research and ...  Purpose: Contamination of the environment by toxic substances has been associated with society since the start of industrialization. These substances enter ecosystems by many pathways, including industrial discharges and leakage, municipal wastes, runoff from agricultural and forestry applications, and accidents. Air and water currents can disperse these contaminants over great distances. More than 35 000 ...
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Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1970-01-01
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ISO Topic Category
Quality
Concentrations of contaminants are measured by chemically analyzing a known
amount of homogenized egg and determining the proportion by weight of each individual chemical. High-resolution capillary gas chromatography coupled with electron capture detection are the techniques used currently.
Access Constraints
public
Use Constraints
None
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Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Data Center
Distribution
Distribution Media:
OnLine
Distribution Format:
Excel
Fees:
no
Distribution Media:
OnLine
Distribution Format:
HTML
Fees:
no
Personnel
Role:
DIF AUTHOR
Phone:
(709) 772-4143
Email:
neil.burgess at ec.gc.ca
Contact Address:
17 Waterfowl Lane
City:
Sackville
Province or State:
NB
Postal Code:
A1N 4T3
Country:
Canada
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2006-11-15
Last DIF Revision Date:
2006-11-28
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