Poisoning people and wildlife with lead ammunition: time to stop

LAMBERTUCCI, S. A.; DONÁZAR, J. A.; HIRALDO, F.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

AMER CHEMICAL SOC

Lugar: USA; Año: 2010 vol. 44 p. 7759 - 7760

0013-936X

Poisoning people and wildlife with lead ammunition: time to stop <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:70.85pt 3.0cm 70.85pt 3.0cm; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> For centuries the high toxicity of Pb has been well known, and in the last years it was found that even low concentrations (lower than that allowed for humans) can produce sublethal disorders very dangerous for human and wildlife health. Several products that were made with lead components are currently banned. However, incomprehensibly game meat hunted with lead bullets is consumed and exported all over the world without any restrictions or control for lead. The shot, which enters and spreads in the tissues of game animals, poses a threat to human’s and wildlife health. Here we highlight the need of changes in policies that allowed consumption and exportation of game meat hunted with lead bullets and we revive the international discussions on this problem.