An ecological risk assessment of lead shot exposure in non-waterfowl avian species: Upland game birds and raptors

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 4-20

  Kendall, Ronald J ^a   Lacher Jr , Thomas E ^a   Bunck, Christine ^b   Daniel, Bernard ^c   Driver, Crystal ^d   Grue, Christian E ^e   Leighton, Frederick ^f   Stansley, William ^g   Watanabe, Philip G ^h   Whitworth, Molly ^c  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Biological Service   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^g Office of Fish and Wildlife Health and Forensics   (United States)

^h DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental risk assessment; Lead shot; Non waterfowl; Shooting sports; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

GUNPOWDER; LEAD;

ANIMAL TISSUE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOVE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOWL; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LEAD POISONING; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 13344281020     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1996)015<0004:AERAOL>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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