Non-lead ammunition may reduce lead levels in wild game
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Copper and zinc content in wild game shot with lead or non-lead ammunition – implications for consumer health protection
The aim of this study was to examine the contamination of game meat with copper and zinc and establish whether the use of alternative (non-lead) ammunition can lead to higher or unsafe levels of copper and zinc in the meat of roe deer, wild boar and red deer. The research project "Safety of game meat obtained through hunting" (LEMISI) was conducted in Germany with the purpose of examining the e...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Science and Pollution Research
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0944-1344,1614-7499
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7020-7