Journal article
Determining Tissue-Lead Levels in Large Game Mammals Harvested with Lead Bullets: Human Health Concerns
Abstract
Recently, the use of lead isotope ratios has definitively identified lead ammunition as a source of lead exposure for First Nations people, but the isotope ratios for lead pellets and bullets were indistinguishable. Thus, lead-contaminated meat from game harvested with lead bullets may also be contributing to the lead body burden; however, few studies have determined if lead bullet fragments are present in big game carcasses. We found elevated …
Authors
Tsuji LJS; Wainman BC; Jayasinghe RK; VanSpronsen EP; Liberda EN
Journal
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Vol. 82, No. 4, pp. 435–439
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
April 2009
DOI
10.1007/s00128-009-9647-2
ISSN
0007-4861