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GREAT LAKES HERRING GULL CONTAMINANT MONITORING PROGRAM [1 record]

Record 1 2018-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of National Programs (Canadian)
  • Effects of Pollution
OBS

Herring Gull eggs from several sites throughout the Great Lakes are monitored on an annual basis for a wide variety of organochlorine and heavy metal contaminants in order to assess the biological damage caused by the presence of persistent pollutants in the environment and to assess the effectiveness of efforts to prevent or reduce contamination by toxic chemicals in the Great Lakes basin. The survey has been ongoing since 1972.

Key term(s)
  • Great Lakes Herring Gull Contaminant Monitoring Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes nationaux canadiens
  • Effets de la pollution
OBS

Les œufs des goélands argentés dans plusieurs colonies des Grands Lacs sont surveillés sur une base annuelle pour y déceler une grande variété de contaminants organochlorés et de métaux lourds, afin d'évaluer les dommages biologiques causés par la présence de polluants persistants dans l'environnement ainsi que l'efficacité des efforts déployés pour empêcher ou réduire la contamination par les produits chimiques toxiques dans le bassin des Grands Lacs.

Spanish

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