Lead ammunition residues in a hunted australian grassland bird, the stubble quail (coturnix pectoralis): implications for human and wildlife health

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  • who: Jordan O. Hampton and collaborators from the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia have published the research work: Lead ammunition residues in a hunted Australian grassland bird, the stubble quail (Coturnix pectoralis): Implications for human and wildlife health, in the Journal: PLOS ONE of 20/Dec/2021
  • what: The aim of this study was to characterize lead contamination in quail harvested with lead-based ammunition. The authors assess lead contamination of the carcasses of stubble quail harvested by recreational hunters in Victoria using lead shot.

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