print email comment close A Review of the Problem of Lead Poisoning in Waterfowl URL: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/pbpoison/index.htm Description: This academic article reviews research on the problem of lead poisoning in waterfowl from lead shot in hunting firearms. Provides references to past studies and data tables. Of particular interest is a discussion of lead vs. steel shot in the "Practices to Reduce Lead Toxicosis" section. From the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Author: Sanderson, Glen C.; Bellrose, Frank C. Publisher: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) LII Database Information: Record 26976 created by Jennifer English on 09/29/2008 Last modification on 11/07/2008 Published: 11/20/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26976