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PCB burden and pattern in eggs of the curlew (Numenius arquata) and the black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) from Northwest Germany

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Denker, E., Büthe, A. PCB burden and pattern in eggs of the curlew (Numenius arquata) and the black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) from Northwest Germany. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 55, 886–892 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00209469

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