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Chemistry

Columbia Environmental Research Center

Development of Analytical Methods for Determining Organic Contaminants in Environmental Matrices

Development and Application of Semipermeable Membrane Devices (SPMDs) as Environmental Dosimeters for Contaminants in Water, Air, Sediment and Soil

Great Lakes Science Center

Predictive Model for Chemical Contaminant Properties

Fish and Other Animals in Aquatic Environment

Florida Integrate Science Center
The Effects of Contaminants in Fish on the Glochidial Success and Survival of Juvenile Freshwater Mussels
Evaluation of potential reproductive effects of papermill effluents in mosquito fish (Gambusia)
Western Fisheries Science Center
Xenobiotic impact on Arctic char: nutritional modulation and physiological consequences
Leetown Science Center
Piscine gonadal morphology as a biomarker for environmental contaminant effects in endocrine disruption studies
Columbia Environmental Research Center
Development and Testing of Biomarkers: Suitability for Use in the Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program
Development of Methods for Assessing the Quality of Marine and Estuarine Sediments
Development of Microscale Toxicity Tests and Risk Assessment Strategies for Resource Contaminant Problems
Embryonic, Developmental, and Early Life Stage Toxicity of Environmental Contaminants in Fish
Immunochemical Methods for the Determination of Environmental Contaminants and Their Biochemical Responses in Fish
Photoenhanced Toxicity of Forest and Range Management Chemicals to Amphibians
The Potential for Chromium to Adversely Affect Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawystcha) Under Exposure Conditions Simulating the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River, Washington, USA
Toxicity of Simulated Agricultural Irrigation Drainwater to Colorado Squawfish, Bonytail Chub, and Razorback
Patuxent Wild life Research Center
Effects of chlorfenapyr on adult birds
Effects of PAHs on marine birds, mammals, and reptiles
The hormonal control and the effects of endocrine-active contaminants on avian secondary sex characteristics
Comparative developmental toxicity assessment of a mosquito larvicide (GB- 1111) on bird eggs
Toxicity of lead-contaminated sediments to waterfowl
Toxicity of biologically incorporated contaminants
Toxicity of lead-contaminated sediments to juvenile waterfowl, including estimation of sediment consumption by waterfowl
Effects of perchlorate on amphibian metamorphosis
The role of Methoprene as Altosid in amphibian deformities
Comparative embryotoxicity of PCB congeners by egg injection
Reproductive performance and associated developmental and endocrinological effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (Aroclor 1242) on captive American kestrels (Falco sparverius)
Effects of temephos and methoprene on macroinvertebrates and amphibian larvae in freshwater macrocosms
Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center
Exposure of nontarget birds to DRC-1339 avicide in fall baited sunflower fields

Contaminated Habitats

General

USGS Mercury Page

Aquatics Environments

Leetown Science Center
Contaminant Biology Projects at Leetown
Lake Erie ecological investigations

Prevalence of Tumors in Brown Bullhead from Cape Cod Ponds

Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center
Sediment-contaminant Database for the Upper Mississippi River System
Great Lakes Science Center
Eschericia coli Occurrences in Shallow Ground Water of Open Beaches of Southern Lake Michigan
Lake Trout Immunocompetence at Great Lakes Areas of Concern
Response signatures of four biological indicators to an iron and steel industrial landfill.
Western Fisheries Science Center
Bioaccumulation of mercury by fish and fish-forage organisms in Camp Far West Reservoir, Yuba and Placer County
Ecological assessment of seleniferous agricultural drainwater on fish inhabiting the Grassland Water District and adjacent reaches of the San Joaquin River
Mercury contamination in fillets of selected sport fishes from Lake Natoma, Sacramento County, California
Columbia Environmental Research Center
Assessment of the Aquatic Toxicity of Leachates from an Abandoned Uranium Tailings Pile Adjacent to the Upper Colorado River
Assessing the Effects of Metals-Contaminated Water and Food Chain on the Fishery of the Coeur d'Alene Basin, Idaho
Biological Impacts of Metals from Abandoned Mine Lands in the Upper Animas River Watershed, Colorado
Characterize the Source and Distribution of Metals in Key Aquatic Organisms in Boulder River, Montana

The Potential for Chromium to Adversely Affect Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawystcha) Under Exposure Conditions Simulating the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River, Washington, USA

The Effects of Anthropogenic Factors on Ecosystems Supporting the Neosho Madtom (Noturus placidus), with Emphasis on Historic Zinc-Lead Mining
Effects of Environmental Contaminants on Major Wildlife Species of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas
Florida Integrate Science Center
Lake Apopka Revisited: An Evaluation of Environmental Contaminants and Reproductive Anomalies in Alligators
Microcosm and mesocosm evaluation of the bioaccumulation of chlorinated pesticides in the North Shore Restoration Areas

Wildlife Investigations

Columbia Environmental Research Center
Ecotoxicological Investigations of Effects of Contaminants on Native Wildlife Species
Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center
Contaminant effects on tree swallows: A nationwide indicator species
Bioaccumulation and effects of PCBs on tree swallows nesting along the Housatonic River, MA
Adult tree swallow survival on the Houstonic River
Exposure and effects of dioxins and other organochlorine chemicals on tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) nesting along the Woonasquatucket River, RI
Effects of industrial contamination on wildlife
Wildlife contaminant research in the Upper Midwest
Effects of mining activities on wildlife
Trace element concentrations in moose livers from northwestern Minnesota
Contaminants in tree swallows in relation to water level management
Tree swallows as indicators of mercury bioaccumulation in the North Fork of the Holston River, VA
Patuxent Wild life Research Center
Contaminant Exposure and Potential Effects on Reproduction of Ospreys Nesting in Chesapeake Bay Regions of Concern 
Effects of Agricultural Pesticides on Translocated Tadpoles of the Pacific Treefrog in Lassen, Yosemite, and Sequoia National Parks
Use of the Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) to assess the bioavailability and effects of contaminants in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Sediment Quality in Canals that Discharge into Biscayne Bay, Dade County, Florida
Physiological and teratogenic effects of mercury on aquatic birds nesting along the mid-to lower Carson River and vicinity, Nevada
Mercury in tree swallows and feathers of other species that line tree swallow nests at Acadia National Park, Maine
Effects of PCBs on reproduction and biomarker responses in Tree swallows at contaminated sites in the Eastern Region
Bioavailability and potential effects of mercury and other selected trace metals on biota in Plow Shop and Grove Pond, Fort Devens, MA
Effects of Chlorfenapyr on Adult Birds
Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
Effects of Dioxins, Furans, and PCBs on Nesting Success of Osprey along the Columbia River System
Effects of Mercury on Fish-Eating Birds Nesting Along the Mid-to-Lower Carson River
Environmental Endocrine Disrupters: Effects and Possible Mechanism(s) in Young Male River Otters
Nesting Osprey Use of Electric Distribution Poles in the Willamette Valley, Oregon: An Assessment of Nest-Management Practices and Electrocution Rates

Monitoring and Assessment

General

USGS Mercury Page

Databases

BEST Database Query Tool - fish health and contaminant concentrations in fish from the Mississippi River, Columbia River, Yukon River, Colorado River and Rio Grande
Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center
Sediment-contaminant Database for the Upper Mississippi River System
Alaska Biological Science Center
Alaska Marine Mammal Tissue Archival Project (AMMTAP)
Seabird Tissue Archival and Monitoring Project (STAMP)
Patuxent Wild life Research Center
Avian Pesticide Incident Network

Assessments

Patuxent Wild life Research Center
Contaminant Exposure and Effects Terrestrial Vertebrates Database
Contaminant Hazard Reviews On-Line
Annotated Bibliography of Petroleum Pollution (PDF Format) Science
Applying a bioassessment and monitoring framework for public lands and trust resources in coastal and estuarine habitats of the United States
Risk quotient field validation pilot project for selected pesticides
Impacts of the textile industry on Georgia's waters
Assessing terrestrial PCB contamination in the Eastern Region using shrews and other small mammals
Columbia Environmental Research Center
Contaminant Tends in Fisheries of the Nation's Major Lakes and Streams: National Contaminant Biomonitoring Program (NCBP)
Toxicity of Forest Fire Retardant and Foam Suppressant Chemicals to Aquatic Plant and Animal Communities
Ecological Risk Assessment of Toxic Substances in the South Florida Ecosystem: Wildlife Effects and Exposure Assessment

Monitoring

Patuxent Wild life Research Center
The Use of Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) and Harmonic Radar to Locate Bird Carcasses in Agricultural Areas
Development of microsomal P450 as a bioindicator for environmental contaminant exposure
The Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) as a Sentinel Species for Sediment Contaminant Bioavailability and Effects - Evaluation of Anacostia River Reconstructed Tidal Wetlands
Leetown Science Center
Lake Erie ecological investigations
Florida Integrate Science Center
Microcosm and mesocosm evaluation of the bioaccumulation of chlorinated pesticides in the North Shore Restoration Areas
Columbia Environmental Research Center
Environmental Assessment of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
Pilot Implementation of the Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program

Integration of Ecological Stressors

Western Ecological Research Center
Effects of contaminants and nonindigenous invasive species on sea and bay ducks in the San Francisco Bay estuary
Leetown Science Center
Determination of source and bioavailability of mercury to bald eagles in Maine
Lake Erie ecological investigations
Columbia Environmental Research Center
The Effects of Anthropogenic Factors on Ecosystems Supporting the Neosho Madtom (Noturus placidus), with Emphasis on Historic Zinc-Lead Mining
Fort Collins Science Center
Research on Stream and Riparian Contaminant Risk Assessment Methods for Monitoring Fish and Wildlife Habitat Quality Assessment
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Species decline: contaminants and other contributing factors
Contaminant interactions
Biological and Ecotoxicological Characteristics of Terrestrial Vertebrates Residing in Estuaries

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