Metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in colonial waterbird eggs from Lake Athabasca and the Peace-Athabasca Delta, Canada

• Published in: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
• Main Authors: Hebert, C.E. (Craig), Weseloh, D.C. (D.V. Chip), Macmillan, S. (Stuart), Campbell, D. (David), Nordstrom, W. (Wayne)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Athabasca River; Bird eggs; Mercury; Oil sands; PAHs; Canada; Egg Island; Fort McMurray; Mamawi Lake; Peace-Athabasca Delta; Lake Athabasca; Peace River
• Online Access: https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/15789; https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.489

In 2009, aquatic bird eggs from a variety of species were collected from three sites in northern Alberta, Canada. Two sites were located in receiving waters of the Athabasca River, which drains the oil sands industrial region north of Fort McMurray, Alberta. The third site, located on the Peace Rive...