Residues of Organochlorine Compunds in Starlings (Sturnus Vulgaris)
Cain BW and Bunck CM. 1983. Residues of Organochlorine Compunds in Starlings (Sturnus Vulgaris). Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 3(2):11
Stralings were collected for the National Pesticides Monitoring Program from 112 sites throughout the contiguous United States and analyzed for organochlorine compounds. Starling samples from 14 sites had greater than 1.0ppm DDE residues with the highest level being 15.8 ppm in a sample taken near Roswell, New Mexico. The occurence of PCBs and Chlordane isomers increased since 1976 colloection, but DDT, and dieldrin occurrences decreased. DDE and dieldrin levels decreased since the 1976 collection but the level of PCBs has increased.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Cain, Brain; Bunck, Christine
- Units
- FLFO , GLAC , GRKO , GRSA , LIBI , ROMO
- Keywords
- Arizona, Avian species, California, chlordane isomers, chromatograph, Colorado, DDE residues, Feeding Habits, Florida, Georgia, Insecticides, omnivorous, PCB's, Pesticides, petroleum ether, Soxhlet extractor, Waterfowl, Whatman extraction thimble, Wilcoxon Signed Rank test