Birds as Indicators of Contaminant Exposure in the Great Lakes

Description of Work U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) will identify through this project significant sources and impacts of historical and newly emerging toxics to the Great Lakes ecosystem through broad surveillance as well as laboratory and field research of tree swallows and other bird species. USGS scientists will determine the amount of exposure to and the effects of historical and emerging contaminants in Great Lakes food chains. The data will inform regulators and provide guidance on removal of Beneficial Use Impairments at Area of Concern sites around the Great Lakes. Work supported under this project is quantifying exposure to, and effects of, both historical and emerging contaminants on Great Lakes food chains...

Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Areas of Concern, Climate change, Deposition, GLRI, Gap analysis, All tags... Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Human health, Impaired waters/TMDLs, Invasive species, Lake, Lake:Lake Erie, Lake:Lake Huron, Lake:Lake Michigan, Lake:Lake Ontario, Lake:Lake St. Clair, Lake:Lake Superior, Regulatory benchmark, Storm event, Template 80, Toxic Substances, Uploaded in Batch, bioindicators, birds, colonial waterbirds, emerging contaminants, legacy contaminants, pesticides, tree swallows, Fewer tags