Interpreting residues of petroleum hydrocarbons in wildlife tissues

January 1, 1988

A brief guidance publication that explains how to evaluate reports of petroleum concentrations in animal tissue. Sections on background, sampling and handling of samples, reports and interpretation, when to analyze for hydrocarbons, and how to interpret the magnitude of the concentrations.

Publication Year	1988
Title	Interpreting residues of petroleum hydrocarbons in wildlife tissues
Authors	R.J. Hall, N. C. Coon
Publication Type	Report
Publication Subtype	Federal Government Series
Series Title	Biological Report
Series Number	88(15)
Index ID	5230001
Record Source	USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization	Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

Interpreting residues of petroleum hydrocarbons in wildlife tissues

Eastern Ecological Science Center at the Leetown Research Laboratory

U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. Department of the Interior

Interpreting residues of petroleum hydrocarbons in wildlife tissues

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