| Contents Notes |
Petroleum hydrocarbons -- Sources of oil in United States waters -- Transfer and dissipation of oil in the marine environment -- Exposure of marine birds to oil -- Biological effects of oil on marine birds -- Feather-oiling -- Toxicology, physiology, and pathology -- Reproduction -- Behavior -- Organochlorines -- Exposure of marine birds to organochlorines -- Biological effects of organochlorines on marine birds -- Toxicology, physiology, and pathology -- Reproduction -- Behavior -- Heavy metals -- Exposure of marine birds to heavy metals -- Biological effects of heavy metals on marine birds -- Toxicology, physiology, and pathology -- Reproduction -- Behavior -- Plastic and other artifacts. A literature review summarizing the effects known to date. |
