Achieving uniform regulation of environmental lead exposure and poisoning in wildlife and humans

被引：6
作者：
Thomas V.G. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Department of Integrative Biology, College of Biological Science, University of Guelph, Guelph
来源：
The Environmentalist | 2010年 / 30卷 / 2期
关键词：
Humans; Hunting; Lead exposure; Poisoning; Regulation; Wildlife;
D O I：
10.1007/s10669-010-9263-z
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摘要：
Lead from spent ammunition causes preventable lead exposure in wildlife and humans that may ingest it. Nontoxic substitutes for lead ammunition exist but are not adopted widely because of hunter opposition. Other forms of lead exposure in the human environment have been heavily regulated because there is no safe level of exposure. The use of lead ammunition should be regulated similarly to protect wildlife from this common disease. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010.
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页码：206 / 210
页数：4
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