re and their potential consequences to foraging grizzly bears these levels could be toxic to bears. In 1999 we collected and analyzed ACMs from six bear foraging sites. ACMs were screened for 32 pesticides with gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC–ECD). Because gas chromatography w...
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| Summary: | re and their potential consequences to foraging grizzly bears these levels could be toxic to bears. In 1999 we collected and analyzed ACMs from six bear foraging sites. ACMs were screened for 32 pesticides with gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC–ECD). Because gas chromatography with tandem mass spec-and Wildlife Service in 1975 (USFWS, 2003), and they were worm moths (Euxoa auxiliaris) (ACMs) may contain pesti-cides that could bioaccumulate in bears (French et al., 1994). ACMs are migratory noctuids native to North America. During their one-year lifespan they play important ecological roles in low elevations in the Great Plains and |
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