Transition to lead-free ammunition benefits all
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Performance of Lead-Free versus Lead-Based Hunting Ammunition in Ballistic Soap
BACKGROUND Lead-free hunting bullets are an alternative to lead-containing bullets which cause health risks for humans and endangered scavenging raptors through lead ingestion. However, doubts concerning the effectiveness of lead-free hunting bullets hinder the wide-spread acceptance in the hunting and wildlife management community. METHODS We performed terminal ballistic experiments under st...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ambio
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0044-7447,1654-7209
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-019-01221-x