Deer exposed to exceptionally high concentrations of lead near the continental mine in Idaho, USA

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1040-1046

  Beyer, W Nelson ^a   Gaston, Greg ^b   Brazzle, Roy ^b   O'Connell Jr , Allan F ^a   Audet, Dan J ^c  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Upper Columbia Fish and Wildlife Office   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deer; Exposure; Lead; Mining; Tailings

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; LEAD COMPOUNDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS;

CONTINENTAL MINES; DEER PELLETS; SOIL INGESTION; TERRESTRIAL RISK ASSESSMENTS;

ANIMALS;

LEAD;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEER; DIET; LEAD; MINE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL REMEDIATION; TAILINGS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LEAD POISONING; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; MINING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CATTLE; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHY; HORSES; IDAHO; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LEAD; MINING; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

BLUE JOE CREEK; IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALCES ALCES; BOS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; EQUIDAE; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS CARIBOU; URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 34249053168     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/06-304R.1     Document Type: Article

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