ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE-RESIDUES IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO SPRING PEEPERS

被引:43
作者
RUSSELL, RW [1 ]
HECNAR, SJ [1 ]
HAFFNER, GD [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV WINDSOR, GREAT LAKES INST ENVIRONM RES, WINDSOR, ON N9B 3P4, CANADA
关键词
SPRING PEEPER; PSEUDACRIS CRUCIFER; PESTICIDE; EXTINCTION;
D O I
10.1002/etc.5620140511
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Spring peepers (Pseudacris crucifer) were analyzed by GC-ECD for 15 organochlorine pesticides of environmental significance. Only DDT, DDE, DDD, and dieldrin showed significant tissue accumulations in spring peepers. The area of collection had a history of extensive DDT application for mosquito control, but the practice of pesticide application was abandoned 26 years ago. Local extinctions of amphibians have been documented in the immediate area, and the long-term effects of organochlorine pesticide exposure are implicated as plausible causes of these extinctions.
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