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DDE Poisoning in wild great blue heron

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The impact of DDE on eggshell thinning and reproductive failures in many raptorial and piscivorous avian species has been well documented. However, little information is available regarding mortality in adult wild birds due to DDE poisoning. This case report is of special interest, as the poisoning occurred approximately three years after the ban on the commercial use of the parent compound, DDT, was imposed in the United States.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, South Dakota State University, USA

    D. J. Call, B. D. Ammann & J. J. Worman

  2. Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory, South Dakota State University, 57006, Brookings

    H. J. Shave & M. E. Bergeland

  3. South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks, 57430, Britton

    H. C. Binger

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Call, D.J., Shave, H.J., Binger, H.C. et al. DDE Poisoning in wild great blue heron. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 16, 310–313 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01685893

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