Environmental pollution has emerged as a major threat to bird populations. Many shorebird
populations are declining, although contamination has been documented in some …

One of the biggest challenges for ecotoxicologists is to detect harmful effects of
contaminants on individual organisms before they have caused significant harm to natural …

Sustenance of smallholder poultry production as an alternative source of food security and
income is imperative in communities exposed to hydrocarbon pollution. Exposure to …

Birds can bioaccumulate persistent contaminants, and maternal transfer to eggs may expose
embryos to concentrations sufficient to cause adverse effects during sensitive early-life …

Pacific Canada has a rich avifauna, however pipeline and port expansions, together with a
growing human population will increase the quantity of petroleum used and potentially …

La pollution d'origine anthropique a été démontrée comme ayant des effets néfastes sur la
physiologie, le comportement et la fitness des organismes, mais les mécanismes …

Crude oil spills can have catastrophic effects on marine and inland ecosystems, yet it is
difficult to accurately quantify the extent of ecological damage caused by oil spills. For …