Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons detected in Common Loons wintering off coastal Louisiana from paruk Watch Video
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⏲ Duration: 17 min 14 sec ✓ Published: 03-Dec-2014
Description: James Paruk, Biodiversity Research Institute, Portland, MEnFrom 2011-2014, we monitored concentrations and types of pyrogenic (derived from combustion andnanthropogenic sources) and petrogenic (derived from petroleum) polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) innCommon Loons (Gavia immer) wintering off coastal Louisiana. Heavy molecular weight PAHs of eithernkind are considered more carcinogenic than lightweight molecular weight PAHs. Compared to the other Gulf States, coastal Louisiana received the
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