Reducing Pb poisoning in birds and Pb exposure in game meat consumers: The dual benefit of effective Pb shot regulation

Environment International

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 163-168

  Mateo, Rafael ^a   Vallverdú Coll, Núria ^a   López Antia, Ana ^a   Taggart, Mark A ^a,b   Martínez Haro, Monica ^a,c   Guitart, Raimon ^d   Ortiz Santaliestra, Manuel E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dietary exposure; Environmental policy; Non toxic ammunition; Pb poisoning; Regulatory compliance; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

AMMUNITION; BIRDS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MUSCLE; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

DIETARY EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; NON-TOXIC; PB POISONING; WATERFOWL;

MEATS;

LEAD;

BIOACCUMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LEAD; POISONING; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; WATERFOWL;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BULLET; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONSUMER; DIETARY INTAKE; DUCK; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPOSURE; FOOD SAFETY; GAME BIRD; GAME MEAT; HEALTH HAZARD; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEAD POISONING; LIVER; MEAT; PECTORAL MUSCLE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; TISSUE LEVEL;

CATALONIA; EBRO DELTA; SPAIN; TARRAGONA [CATALONIA];

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANATIDAE; AVES;

DIETARY EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; NON-TOXIC AMMUNITION; PB POISONING; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; WATERFOWL;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; EATING; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MEAT; SPAIN;

EID: 84888880963     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.11.006     Document Type: Article

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