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Lead in terrestrial game birds from Spain

Overview of attention for article published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research, November 2019
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Title
Lead in terrestrial game birds from Spain
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research, November 2019
DOI 10.1007/s11356-019-06827-y
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Diego Romero, Antonio de José, Juan M. Theureau, Andrés Ferrer, María D. Raigón, Juan B. Torregrosa

Abstract

We analysed exposure to Pb and its relationship with lead-based ammunition in seven species of terrestrial game birds-common woodpigeon (Columba palumbus), rock dove (Columba livia), stock dove (Columba oenas), European turtle-dove (Streptopelia turtur), red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa), Barbary partridge (Alectoris barbara) and common quail (Coturnix coturnix)-from rural and urban areas in different parts of Spain (Valencia, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León, Madrid, Islas Canarias and Navarra). A total of 530 liver samples were analysed, and the presence of Pb pellets was studied in the crop, gizzard and intestine; the state and appearance of these organs were also analysed. The number of specimens suspected to have ingested Pb shot was 28 (5.6%), and the geometric mean concentration of hepatic Pb was 0.054 μg g-1 (wet weight, ww). A low percentage of samples (4.8%) were above the abnormal exposure threshold (0.65 μg g-1 ww), and, in these specimens, renal Pb concentrations were determined. Common woodpigeons and rock doves from Madrid were found to have high concentrations of Pb in their livers, and, so, both species can be considered to be good bioindicators of Pb contamination in rural (common woodpigeons) and urban (rock doves) environments. Partridges bred for hunting may be more prone to ingesting pellets from the environment, a fact that should be taken into account in management decisions.

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Unknown 25 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 4 16%
Other 2 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 2 8%
Student > Master 2 8%
Professor 1 4%
Other 2 8%
Unknown 12 48%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Environmental Science 7 28%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 8%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 4%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 4%
Computer Science 1 4%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 13 52%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 December 2020.
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#2,785,771
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#10
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