Are lead-free hunting rifle bullets as effective at killing wildlife as conventional lead bullets? A comparison based on wound size and morphology

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 443, Issue , 2013, Pages 226-232

  Trinogga, Anna ^a   Fritsch, Guido ^a   Hofer, Heribert ^a   Krone, Oliver ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Game animals; Lead poisoning; Rifle bullets; Sustainable hunting; Wounding potential

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; INJURY PATTERN; LEAD INTOXICATION; LEAD-FREE; SUSTAINABLE HUNTING; TOXIC POLLUTANTS; WOUNDING POTENTIAL;

ANIMALS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; GUNS (ARMAMENT); INDUSTRIAL POISONS; PROJECTILES;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

LEAD;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HUNTING; LEAD; POISONING; RAPTOR; TOMOGRAPHY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT; WOUNDING;

ANIMAL HUNTING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BULLET; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAVENGER (ORGANISM); UNGULATE; WILDLIFE; WOUND ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ARTIODACTYLA; FIREARMS; LEAD; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

ANIMALIA; HALIAEETUS ALBICILLA; RAPTORES; UNGULATA;

EID: 84869872940     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.10.084     Document Type: Article

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