Lead exposure in raptors from Japan and source identification using Pb stable isotope ratios

• Published in: Chemosphere
• Main Authors: Ishii, Chihiro, Ikenaka, Yoshinori, Nakayama, Shouta M.M., Nakata, Hokuto, Saito, Keisuke
• Other Authors: 27878368 - Ikenaka, Yoshinori
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: Pb poisoning; Raptor; Japan; Pb isotope ratios; Main Island; Southern Island; Haliaeetus albicilla; Aquila chrysaetos
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10394/25476; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.07.143; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653517311931

Lead (Pb) poisoning is widespread among raptors and water birds. In Japan, fragments of Pb ammunition are still found in endangered eagles although more than 10 years have passed since legislation regarding use of Pb ammunition was introduced. This study was performed to investigate Pb exposure in r...