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ArticleAmbio2019

Lead pollution from hunting ammunition in Argentina and current state of lead shot replacement efforts.

Marcela Uhart, Hebe Del Valle Ferreyra, Marcelo Romano, Ayelén Muchiutti, Silvia Alzuagaray, Martín Santiago, Andrea Caselli

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Article in Ambio, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Lead exposure in consumers of culled invasive alien mammals in El Palmar National Park, Argentina.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Marcela UhartOne Health Institute, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, 1089 Veterinary Medicine Drive, VM3B Ground Floor, Davis, CA, 95616, USA. muhart@ucdavis.edu.
Hebe Del Valle FerreyraInstituto de Ciencia Básicas y Aplicadas, Universidad Nacional de Villa Maria, Obispo Ferreyra 411, Villa del Rosario, 5963, Córdoba, Argentina.
Marcelo RomanoCentro de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Ambiente "Ecosur", Pje. Sunchales 329, 2000, Rosario, Argentina.
Ayelén MuchiuttiSan Javier Municipality, Av. J. Migno e Independencia, 3005, San Javier, Argentina.
Silvia AlzuagarayFacultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNICEN), Pinto 399, 7000, Tandil, Argentina.
Martín SantiagoFacultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNICEN), Pinto 399, 7000, Tandil, Argentina.
Andrea CaselliFacultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNICEN), Pinto 399, 7000, Tandil, Argentina.

Funding

Morris Animal Foundation D10ZO-021Wildlife Conservation Society W.G. Conway Fellowship for Global Conservation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Waterfowl hunting in Argentina is a profitable industry that attracts hunters from all over the world. Most hunting occurs as high-end hunting tourism, through which registered outfitters service predominantly foreign clients on private lands. Lead pollution from hunting ammunition is increasingly recognized as a significant local problem, impacting wildlife, aquatic and terrestrial habitats, and extending to vulnerable human rural communities. Regulatory frameworks that restrict lead shot use are a budding success story but remain challenged by their constrained geographic range and limited compliance rooted in unavailable nontoxic ammunition. Changes in hunting practices in Argentina are long overdue.

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Animals, WildEnvironmental PollutionAnimalsArgentinaEcosystemHumansLead toxicityPublic healthWaterfowlWildlife health

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PMID30968333
PMCPMC6675803

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