TY - BOOK
T1 - Exposure to Selected Elements and Health of Raccoons from Lake Depue
AU - Levengood, Jeffrey M.
AU - Amdor, Brett A.
AU - Lichtensteiger, Carol A.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Previous studies have documented elevated concentrations of cadmium, copper, lead, zinc
and other elements in soils and sediments in and around Lake DePue, Illinois, due to past zinc
smelting operations. Concentrations of cadmium, zinc, and other selected elements in the blood,
kidney, liver, and pancreas were determined for 29 raccoons collected during 1999-2000, at Lake
DePue, Illinois, and reference sites in Bureau (Donnelley Fish and Wildlife Area [FWA]) and
Champaign (University of Illinois [UI] Farms) Counties. In addition to the collection of tissues
for the determination of analyte concentrations, post-mortem examinations were conducted,
portions of kidney, liver, and pancreas were preserved for histopathological examination, and
blood was collected for clinical pathology. The objectives were to (1) compare concentrations of
selected elements, with emphasis on cadmium and zinc, in tissues of raccoons collected at Lake
DePue with those of raccoons from reference sites and previously reported values for raccoons
from Illinois, (2) examine the health of raccoons from Lake DePue relative to specimens from
reference sites, and (3) examine the potential risks to other species of special concern (i.e. mink
and otter), based upon concentrations of contaminants in raccoon tissues and reported
effects/tissue levels in these species.
AB - Previous studies have documented elevated concentrations of cadmium, copper, lead, zinc
and other elements in soils and sediments in and around Lake DePue, Illinois, due to past zinc
smelting operations. Concentrations of cadmium, zinc, and other selected elements in the blood,
kidney, liver, and pancreas were determined for 29 raccoons collected during 1999-2000, at Lake
DePue, Illinois, and reference sites in Bureau (Donnelley Fish and Wildlife Area [FWA]) and
Champaign (University of Illinois [UI] Farms) Counties. In addition to the collection of tissues
for the determination of analyte concentrations, post-mortem examinations were conducted,
portions of kidney, liver, and pancreas were preserved for histopathological examination, and
blood was collected for clinical pathology. The objectives were to (1) compare concentrations of
selected elements, with emphasis on cadmium and zinc, in tissues of raccoons collected at Lake
DePue with those of raccoons from reference sites and previously reported values for raccoons
from Illinois, (2) examine the health of raccoons from Lake DePue relative to specimens from
reference sites, and (3) examine the potential risks to other species of special concern (i.e. mink
and otter), based upon concentrations of contaminants in raccoon tissues and reported
effects/tissue levels in these species.
KW - Raccoons -- Effect of pollution on -- Illinois
KW - Zinc -- Environmental aspects
KW - Lead -- Environmental aspects
KW - Cadmium -- Environmental aspects
KW - Wildlife management areas -- Illinois
KW - Wildlife management -- Illinois
KW - DePue, Lake (Ill.) -- Environmental conditions
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/2142/2271
M3 - Technical report
T3 - RR Series (Waste Management and Research Center)
BT - Exposure to Selected Elements and Health of Raccoons from Lake Depue
PB - Illinois Waste Management and Research Center and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources
ER -