N. H. Golden

TL;DR: A Utility Index that ranks terrestrial vertebrate species as potential sentinels of contaminants in a region and a Vulnerability Index that assesses the threat of specific groups of contaminants to these species, have been developed to assist decision makers in risk assessments of persistent organic pollutants, cholinesterase-inhibiting pesticides, petroleum crude oil, mercury, and lead shot.

TL;DR: It is suggested that concentrations of several heavy metals in nestling blood and feathers from Chesapeake and Delaware Bays were below toxicity thresholds and do not seem to be affecting chick survival during the nestling period.

TL;DR: In this article, a two-generation design with embryonic exposure to estradiol benzoate (EB) was conducted to provide fundamental information for establishing reliable reproductive endpoints associated with estrogenic EDC exposure.

TL;DR: Black-Crowned Night-Herons (Nycticorax nyctic orax) in Chesapeake and Delaware Bays N. H. Rattner, P. C. McGowan, K. Parsons, M. A. Ottinger.

TL;DR: Evidence is provided that feathers of nestling herons are a sensitive indicator of lead exposure and have potential application for the extrapolation of lead concentrations in other tissues and the estimation of environmental lead exposure in birds.