Fluxes of Polychlorinated Biphenyls Volatilizing from the Hudson River, New York Measured Using Micrometeorological Approaches

2012 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 885-891 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andy L. Sandy ◽  
Jia Guo ◽  
Robert J. Miskewitz ◽  
Wade R. McGillis ◽  
Lisa A. Rodenburg
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls ◽  
Hudson River

Polychlorinated biphenyls in sediments of the tidal Hudson River, New York

1981 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard F. Bopp ◽  
H. James. Simpson ◽  
Curtis R. Olsen ◽  
Nadia. Kostyk
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls ◽  
Hudson River

scholarly journals Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs): impact on bat activity and foraging behaviour along the upper Hudson River, New York

2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-223
Author(s):  
L.A. Hooton ◽  
Y.A. Dzal ◽  
N. Veselka ◽  
M.B. Fenton
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls ◽  
Foraging Behaviour ◽  
Hudson River ◽  
Control Site ◽  
Myotis Lucifugus ◽  
Lasiurus Cinereus ◽  
Insect Abundance ◽  
Insect Prey ◽  
Bat Activity

Sediments of the upper Hudson River, New York, USA, contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Consequently, elevated levels of PCBs have been found in the tissues of bats and their insect prey along this region. However, it is not clear whether bat activity and foraging behaviour have been affected. To assess possible effects of PCBs on bat activity and foraging behaviour, we measured the activity of little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus (LeConte, 1831)) and hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus (Palisot de Beauvois, 1796)) along the upper Hudson River, as well as abundance of insect prey at the same locations. We also measured foraging duration and distances travelled by radio-tagged M. lucifugus. We found that bat activity and insect abundance did not differ with PCB concentration. We did, however, find that foraging behaviour along the Hudson River differed from a control site. Specifically, M. lucifugus foraging along PCB-contaminated areas of the Hudson River travelled shorter distances from their roosts and spent less time foraging than bats at an uncontaminated site. Our results show that while bats roost and forage in areas historically exposed to PCBs, this exposure has not adversely affected bat activity, foraging behaviour, or abundance of insect prey.

Polychlorinated biphenyls, mercury, and potential endocrine disruption in fish from the Hudson River, New York, USA

2006 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry P. Baldigo ◽  
Ronald J. Sloan ◽  
Stephen B. Smith ◽  
Nancy D. Denslow ◽  
Vicki S. Blazer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls ◽  
Endocrine Disruption ◽  
Hudson River
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