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... egg shells were still 16 % thinner than in eggs collected before 1943 , and egg shells broke more frequently than normal . In 1975 figures were similar to 1974 : 0.88 young birds per nest on Anacapa Island , 113 mg / kg DDT in the fat of ...
... egg shells were still 16 % thinner than in eggs collected before 1943 , and egg shells broke more frequently than normal . In 1975 figures were similar to 1974 : 0.88 young birds per nest on Anacapa Island , 113 mg / kg DDT in the fat of ...
Page 173
... eggs of Norwegian herring gulls ( Larus argentatus ) , 1.2 mg / kg of DDT and 5.4 mg / kg of PCB's were found , 2.1 mg / kg of DDT , and 7.7 mg / kg of PCB's in the eggs of the gannet ( Sula bassana ) , on wet weight basis . The figures ...
... eggs of Norwegian herring gulls ( Larus argentatus ) , 1.2 mg / kg of DDT and 5.4 mg / kg of PCB's were found , 2.1 mg / kg of DDT , and 7.7 mg / kg of PCB's in the eggs of the gannet ( Sula bassana ) , on wet weight basis . The figures ...
Page 181
... eggs , these eggs had considerably thinner shells ( closed circles ) compared to those of ducks that had not been fed DDT ( open circles ) . This difference was still significant 27 weeks after the first eggs had been laid . The lower ...
... eggs , these eggs had considerably thinner shells ( closed circles ) compared to those of ducks that had not been fed DDT ( open circles ) . This difference was still significant 27 weeks after the first eggs had been laid . The lower ...
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