Lead in piscivorous raptors during breeding season in the Chesapeake Bay region of Maryland and Virginia, USA.
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DOI: 10.1002/etc.4376
Abstract: Sources of lead exposure of many bird species are poorly understood. We analyzed blood lead concentrations from osprey (n = 244; Pandion haliaetus) and bald eagles (n = 68; Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and documented potential sources of lead they may… read more here.
Keywords: concentrations osprey; region maryland; chesapeake bay; bay region ... See more keywords
Prediction of Lead Intake and Tissue Lead Concentrations in Broiler Chickens Using Feather Lead Concentrations
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DOI: 10.1007/s12011-019-01726-2
Abstract: The present experiment was conducted to derive equations for predicting daily lead (Pb) intake and tissue Pb concentrations in broiler chickens using feather Pb concentrations. A total of 800 3-day-old broiler chickens were allotted to… read more here.
Keywords: broiler; lead intake; lead concentrations; broiler chickens ... See more keywords
Lead (Pb) profiles in red coral skeletons as high resolution records of pollution in the Mediterranean Sea
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2019.07.005
Abstract: 26 Lead concentrations in long-lived Corallium species of known age, from the Mediterranean 27 Sea, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, were determined by laser ablation, inductively coupled 28 plasma mass spectrometer (LA-ICPMS). Lead concentrations in a… read more here.
Keywords: mediterranean rubrum; mediterranean sea; pollution; lead concentrations ... See more keywords
Lead (Pb) concentrations and speciation in residential soils from an urban community impacted by multiple legacy sources.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125886
Abstract: In many urban areas, elevated soil lead (Pb) concentrations are indicators of community-level Pb exposure. Here, we examine the spatial distribution and speciation of legacy soil Pb contamination in East Chicago, Ind., an industrial center… read more here.
Keywords: community; spectroscopy; soil; contamination ... See more keywords
Natural Lead Levels in Dandelions ( Taraxacum officinale): A Weed, Folk Medicine, and Biomonitor.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b04191
Abstract: The natural lead concentration of dandelion ( Taraxacum officinale) leaves is estimated to be 0.2 μg/g (dry weight), or 1-3 orders of magnitude below most contemporary measurements of that value for dandelions and other plants.… read more here.
Keywords: taraxacum officinale; medicine; lead levels; natural lead ... See more keywords
Estimating Consumers at Risk from Drinking Elevated Lead Concentrations: An Iowa Case Study
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.0c00753
Abstract: The Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) addresses lead in drinking water through utility-centric monitoring in high risk homes, corrosion control, and public education. These utility-centric activities, how... read more here.
Keywords: consumers risk; risk drinking; drinking elevated; elevated lead ... See more keywords
Distinguishing between natural and industrial lead in consumer products and other environmental matrices.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b07848
Abstract: California's Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) was designed to protect the state's populace from exposures to toxic levels of chemicals in consumer products, including foods, by requiring businesses to… read more here.
Keywords: consumer products; industrial lead; natural industrial; lead concentrations ... See more keywords
Modeling the effect of succimer (DMSA; dimercaptosuccinic acid) chelation therapy in patients poisoned by lead
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DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2016.1263855
Abstract: Abstract Context: Kinetic models could assist clinicians potentially in managing cases of lead poisoning. Several models exist that can simulate lead kinetics but none of them can predict the effect of chelation in lead poisoning.… read more here.
Keywords: chelation; model; lead; therapy ... See more keywords
Lead in Air in Bangladesh: Exposure in a Rural Community with Elevated Blood Lead Concentrations among Young Children
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15091947
Abstract: Previous evaluations of a birth cohort in the Munshiganj District of Bangladesh had found that over 85% of 397 children aged 2–3 years had blood lead concentrations above the United States Centers for Disease Control… read more here.
Keywords: lead air; exposure; air; lead concentrations ... See more keywords
Lead Concentrations in Mexican Candy: A Follow-Up Report
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DOI: 10.5334/aogh.2754
Abstract: Background: Lead is a neurotoxic metal potentially affecting the developing brain. Children are particularly susceptible since they can absorb between 50% and 100% of ingested lead. There is no safe level for lead, therefore preventing… read more here.
Keywords: report; concentrations mexican; lead; mexican candy ... See more keywords