Heavy metals in Ospreys along the Upper Clark Fork River

Domenech R, Greene E, Guscio D, Shreading A. Heavy metals in Ospreys along the Upper Clark Fork River. Research Permit and Reporting System

In conjunction with the restoration efforts in the Upper Clark Fork River, we have been taking blood samples from osprey (Pandion haliaetus) chicks. Our sampling nests range from Warm Springs Ponds near Anaconda, downriver to Alberton and Tarkio. These valuable samples allow us monitor the levels of heavy metals in a top aquatic predator, and they help provide a high-resolution map of the levels of contamination from the Butte-Anaconda mine tailings. Blood from an osprey chick sampled at Grant

Type
Unpublished Report
Authors
Domenech, Rob; Greene, Erick; Guscio, Dalit; Shreading, Adam
Publisher
Research Permit and Reporting System
Units
GRKO

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