Hackensack River, New Jersey

Tree swallow, Tachycineta bicolor, Hackensack River, New Jersey (contaminated area) ... [Pg.479]

Nickel concentrations in the organs of most avian wildlife species in unpolluted ecosystems range from about 0.1 to 2.0mg/kg DW and occasionally reach 5.0mg/kg DW. In nickel-contaminated areas, nickel concentrations were elevated in feathers, eggs, and internal tissues of birds when compared to conspecifics collected at reference sites. In contaminated ecosystems, mean nickel concentrations between 31.0 and 36.0mg/kg DW occur in primary feathers of mallards Anas platyrhynchos) collected 20-30 km from a nickel smelter, bone of the common tern (Sterna hirundo) from Hamilton Harbor, Ontario, and eggshell of the tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) from the Hackensack River, New Jersey. [Pg.552]

New Jersey Hackensack River wetlands vs. reference site August-November 1991 ... [Pg.89]

Common eider, Somateria mollissima Muscle, liver, kidney, and egg Roseate tern. Sterna dougallir, Long Island, New York 1992 egg shell vs. egg contents Tree swallow, Tachycineta bicolor, Hackensack River Basin, New Jersey contaminated area Sediments Eggs Embryos Shell... [Pg.92]

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