title: Liver lead burden in hunter-killed ducks from the Coeur d'Alene River Valley of northern Idaho.
abstract: Liver lead burden was evaluated in ducks from an area in northern Idaho contaminated with mining waste and lead shot. Hunter-killed ducks with lead shot in their gizzard had a mean liver lead concentration of 15.18 +/- 2.51 micrograms/g wet-weight (N = 23) and ducks without lead shot had a mean liver lead concentration of 4.21 +/- 0.47 micrograms/g wet-weight (N = 85). The most hazardous source of lead for waterfowl in this area has been thought to be mining waste-contaminated soils and sediments. Three sediment samples had a mean concentration of 4,520 micrograms lead/g wet-weight.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Science, University of Idaho, Moscow 83843.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Casteel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nigh
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Neufeld
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001822:Body Burden; D004372:Ducks; D005895:Gizzard, Avian; D007061:Idaho; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis*; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000662:veterinary; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry*; D008906:Mining; D013045:Species Specificity; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical
chemical_list: D007854:Lead