Journal article
Lead Pellet Ingestion and Liver-Lead Concentrations in Upland Game Birds from Southern Ontario, Canada
Abstract
One-hundred twenty-three gizzards from upland game birds (chukar, Alectoris chukar; and common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus) harvested by hunters in southern Ontario, Canada, were examined for lead pellet ingestion by manual examination of gizzard contents and by radiography. Lead pellets were found to be ingested by chukars (6/76; 8%) and the common pheasant (16/47; 34%). Further, 13% (17/129) of the bird (wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo; …
Authors
Kreager N; Wainman BC; Jayasinghe RK; Tsuji LJS
Journal
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Vol. 54, No. 2, pp. 331–336
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2 2008
DOI
10.1007/s00244-007-9020-6
ISSN
0090-4341