Lead shot contamination in edible portions of game birds and its dietary implications

Ecosystem Health

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 183-192

  Tsuji, Leonard J S ^a   Nieboer, Evert ^b   Karagatzides, Jim D ^c   Hanning, Rhona M ^d   Katapatuk, Billy ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e Weeneebayko General Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; GAMEBIRD; HEALTH RISK; LEAD;

CANADA;

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033404241     PISSN: 10762825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-0992.1999.09929.x     Document Type: Article

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