Map of Sampling Locations for Terns (IMAGE)

University at Buffalo

Map of Sampling Locations for Terns

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Chemical pollution continues to threaten Great Lakes-area wildlife. A study found PCBs, PBDEs and metabolites of DDT in the organs of common terns along the Niagara River and shore of Lake Erie. The compounds have not been produced in the U.S. for years.

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Credit: Bob Wilder / University at Buffalo

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