"Scientists have found that the aquatic birds are good indicators of toxins in the environment. That's why researchers have taken to the waters of western Maine for what's believed to be the longest-running loon monitoring study in North America."
Susan Sharon reports for NPR's Morning Edition September 6, 2012. [2]
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/nesting-loons-help-researchers-track-toxins
[2] http://www.npr.org/2012/09/06/160650572/nesting-loons-help-researchers-track-toxins?ft=3&f=2,3,5,7,10,13,35,39,46
[3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics
[4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/wildlife
[5] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national
[6] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81
[7] http://www.npr.org/2012/09/06/160650572/nesting-loons-help-researchers-track-toxins?ft=3&f=2%2C3%2C5%2C7%2C10%2C13%2C35%2C39%2C46