Lead hazards to fish, wildlife, and invertebrates: a synoptic review

Technical Report · Fri Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:7225177

Eisler, R

Ecological and toxicological aspects of lead (Pb) in the environment are briefly reviewed, with emphasis on fish and wildlife, their predators, and prey. Subtopics include sources and uses, chemical properties, mode of action, background concentrations, lethal and sublethal effects, and current recommendations for the protection of sensitive living resources. Resources that are at increased risk from Pb include migratory waterfowl that congregate at heavily hunted staging areas and ingest shot, avian predators that consume hunter-wounded game, domestic livestock near smelters and Pb battery recycling plants, zoo animals and livestock held in enclosures coated with Pb-based paints, wildlife that forage near heavily traveled roads, and aquatic life near mining activities.

• Research Organization: Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7225177
• Report Number(s): PB-88-193081/XAB; BIOLOGICAL-85(1.14)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AEROSOLS
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIRDS
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
COATINGS
COLLOIDS
DISPERSIONS
ECOLOGY
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE
FISHES
INVERTEBRATES
LEAD
LEGISLATION
METABOLISM
METALS
MINING
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PAINTS
POLLUTION
SMELTERS
SOLS
TOXICITY
VERTEBRATES