Lead bullet fragments in venison from rifle-killed deer: potential for human dietary exposure.

Human consumers of wildlife killed with lead ammunition may be exposed to health risks associated with lead ingestion. This hypothesis is based on published studies showing elevated blood lead concentrations in subsistence hunter populations, retention of ammunition residues in the tissues of hunter...

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Main Authors: W Grainger Hunt, Richard T Watson, J Lindsay Oaks, Chris N Parish, Kurt K Burnham, Russell L Tucker, James R Belthoff, Garret Hart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19390698/?tool=EBI