title: Blood lead concentrations in hippopotami (Hippopotamus amphibius) in the Kruger National Park.
abstract: Venous whole-blood samples for the determination of lead concentrations were obtained from hippopotami (Hippopotamus amphibius) (n = 26) during a population control programme on the banks of the Sabie River. A mean blood lead concentration of 26.3 micrograms l-1 was lower than the mean concentration of 34.0 micrograms l-1 cited for a group of young people living in a remote area where lead pollution was considered to be negligible. These concentrations indicate that lead pollution in this area of the Kruger National Park is at present low.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Southern Africa, Medunsa.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dauth
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Dreyer
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Raubenheimer
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Lemmer
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: de Vos
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D001188:Artiodactyla / Q000097:blood*; D007854:Lead / Q000097:blood*; D013019:South Africa
chemical_list: D007854:Lead