| european starlings ( sturnus vulgaris ) suggest that landfills are an important source of bioaccumulative flame retardants to canadian terrestrial ecosystems. | landfills are used as the primary means for the disposal of municipal solid waste in canada. in the present study, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (pbdes) and other flame retardants (frs) were determined in fresh european starling ( sturnus vulgaris ) eggs collected in 2009, 2010, and 2011 from nest boxes established within, adjacent to, and 10 and 40 km distant to five major urban centers across canada, i.e., vancouver, british columbia (bc); calgary, alberta (ab); hamilton, ontario (on); montré ... | 2013 | 24059974 |