Dissolution of copper, tin, and iron from sintered tungsten-bronze spheres in a simulated avian gizzard, and an assessment of their potential toxicity to birds

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 394, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 283-289

  Thomas, Vernon G ^a   McGill, Ian R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b ITRI Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avian gizzard; Copper tin dissolution; Fishing weights; Potential toxicity; Shot; Tungsten bronze

Indexed keywords

AVIAN GIZZARD; COPPER-TIN DISSOLUTION; FISHING WEIGHTS; POTENTIAL TOXICITY; TUNGSTEN-BRONZE SPHERES;

BIRDS; DISSOLUTION; INGESTION (ENGINES); PH; TOXICITY;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ALLOY; BRONZE; COPPER; IRON; METAL; TIN; TUNGSTEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOACCUMULATION; BIRD; BRONZE; COPPER; DISSOLUTION; IRON; TIN; TOXICITY; TUNGSTEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVIAN STOMACH; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISSOLUTION; DOMESTIC FOWL; DUCKS AND GEESE; FISHING; GUNSHOT INJURY; IN VITRO STUDY; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; LINEAR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PH; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GIZZARD; IRON; SOLUBILITY; TIN; TUNGSTEN;

ANATIDAE; AVES;

EID: 40849112963     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.01.049     Document Type: Article

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