Lead levels in wool as an indication of lead in blood of sheep exposed to automotive emissions

Journal Article · Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1979 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01685444· OSTI ID:5500004

Ward, N I ^[1]; Brooks, R R

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1. Dalhousie Univ., Halifax, Nova Scotia

Work on lead poisoning in domestic animals has tended to concentrate on experiments involving artificial feeding with lead salts and comparatively few studies have been carried out in situ along the verges of busy highways. Recent studies show the effect of lead pollution upon sheep grazed in such locations and that the lead content of the blood of these animals is a reliable indication of traffic densities and is also a reflection of the lead burden of body organs. Because of the analogy with work already carried out on humans, it is of obvious interest to establish to what extent the lead content of the wool of sheep exposed to automotive emissions is indicative of the lead content of whole blood. The results of such experiments are presented in this report.

• OSTI ID: 5500004
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 21:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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