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  • Title: Liver lead burden in hunter-killed ducks from the Coeur d'Alene River Valley of northern Idaho.
    Author: Casteel SW, Nigh J, Neufeld J, Thomas BR.
    Journal: Vet Hum Toxicol; 1991 Jun; 33(3):215-7. PubMed ID: 1858298.
    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.
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