Lead Poisoning in Canada Geese in Delaware

483 geese died at the Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge between November 1965 and April 1966. All but one goose had enough lead in the liver to indicate lead poisoning as the cause of death. Delaware waterfowl biologists have estimated that perhaps as many as 2000-4000 geese succumbed to what appears to b...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Avian Dis.; (United States) 1967-11, Vol.11 (4), p.601-608
Hauptverfasser:	Bagley, George E., Locke, Louis N., Nightingale, Gordon T.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	560305 - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Vertebrates- (-1987) ANIMALS BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION BIRDS BODY DELAWARE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Edema ELEMENTS FEDERAL REGION III FOWL GEESE Gizzard GLANDS INGESTION INTAKE Kidneys LEAD Lead poisoning Lead Poisoning - epidemiology Lead Poisoning - pathology Lead Poisoning - veterinary LIVER METALS NORTH AMERICA ORGANS POISONING Poultry Diseases - epidemiology Poultry Diseases - pathology RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT TOXICITY Training devices USA VERTEBRATES Waterfowl Wildlife refuges
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Zusammenfassung:	483 geese died at the Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge between November 1965 and April 1966. All but one goose had enough lead in the liver to indicate lead poisoning as the cause of death. Delaware waterfowl biologists have estimated that perhaps as many as 2000-4000 geese succumbed to what appears to be lead poisoning during the winter of 1965-66. 9 references, 3 figures, 2 tables.
ISSN:	0005-2086 1938-4351
DOI:	10.2307/1588302