1. Lesser white-fronted (Anser erythropus) and greater white-fronted (Anser albifrons) geese wintering in Greek wetlands are not threatened by Pb through shot ingestion
   Aloupi M, Kazantzidis S, Akriotis T, Bantikou E, Hatzidaki VO
   Science of the Total Environment, 2015
2. Effects of lead shot ingestion on bone mineralization in a population of red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa)
   Álvarez-Lloret P, Rodríguez-Navarro AB, Romanek CS, Ferrandis P, Martínez-Haro M, Mateo R
   Science of the Total Environment, 2014
3. Assessment of bird exposure to lead at Tyndall and Beale Air Force Bases, 2016-17
   Bargar TA
   U.S. Geological Survey, 2019
4. Chronic lead exposure is epidemic in obligate scavenger populations in eastern North America
   Behmke S, Fallon J, Duerr AE, Lehner A, Buchweitz J, Katzner T
   Environment International, 2015
5. Embedded lead shots in birds of prey: the hidden threat
   Berny PJ, Mas E, Vey D
   European Journal of Wildlife Research, 2017
6. Vigilance poison: illegal poisoning and lead intoxication are the main factors affecting avian scavenger survival in the Pyrenees (France)
   Berny P, Vilagines L, Cugnasse JM, Mastain O, Chollet JY, Joncour G, Razin M
   Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2015
7. Widespread ingestion of lead pellets by wild chukars in Northwestern Utah
   Bingham RJ, Larsen RT, Bissonette JA, Hall JO
   Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2015
8. Lead isotope ratio measurements as indicators for the source of lead poisoning in Mute swans (Cygnus olor) wintering in Puck Bay (northern Poland)
   Binkowski ŁJ, Meissner W, Trzeciak M, Izevbekhai K, Barker J
   Chemosphere, 2016
9. Assessment of the LeadCare® Plus for use on Scandinavian brown bears (Ursus arctos)
   Boesen AH, Thiel A, Fuchs B, Evans AL, Bertelsen MF, Rodushkin I, Arnemo JM
   Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019
10. First confirmed case of lead poisoning in the endangered Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) in the Balkans
    Bounas A, Ganoti M, Giannakaki E, Akrivos A, Vavylis D, Zorrilla I, Saravia V
    Vulture News, 2018
11. Conservation efforts risk poisoning endangered New Zealand kea
    Buenz EJ, Parry GJ
    Science of the Total Environment, 2019
12. Lead poisoning due to lead-pellet ingestion in Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) from the Iberian Peninsula
    Carneiro MA, Oliveira PA, Brandão R, Francisco ON, Velarde R, Lavín S, Colaço B
    Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery, 2016
13. Assessment of the exposure to heavy metals in Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) from the Iberian Peninsula
    Carneiro M, Colaço B, Brandão R, Azorín B, Nicolas O, Colaço J, Pires MJ, Agustí S, Casas-Díaz E, Lavin S, Oliveira PA
    Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2015
14. Biomonitoring of heavy metals (Cd, Hg, and Pb) and metalloid (As) with the Portuguese common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
    Carneiro M, Colaço B, Brandão R, Ferreira C, Santos N, Soeiro V, Colaço A, Pires MJ, Oliveira PA, Lavín S
    Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2014
15. Quantitative assessment of bullet fragments in viscera of sheep carcasses as surrogates for white-tailed deer
    Cruz-Martinez L, Grund MD, Redig PT
    Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2015
16. Sublethal lead exposure alters movement behavior in free-ranging golden eagles
    Ecke F, Singh NJ, Arnemo JM, Bignert A, Helander B, Berglund ÅMM, Borg H, Bröjer C, Holm K, Lanzone M, Miller T, Nordström Å, Räikkönen J, Rodushkin I, Ågren E, Hörnfeldt B
    Environmental Science and Technology, 2017
17. Choroidal vasculopathy and retinal detachment in a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) with lead toxicosis
    Eid R, Guzman DS-M, Keller KA, Wiggans KT, Murphy CJ, LaDouceur EEB, Keel MK, Reilly CM
    Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery, 2016
18. Effects of heavy metals on biomarkers for oxidative stress in Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
    Espín S, Martínez-López E, Jiménez P, María-Mojica P, García-Fernández AJ
    Environmental Research, 2014
19. Guidelines for evaluation and treatment of lead poisoning of wild raptors
    Fallon JA, Redig P, Miller TA, Lanzone M, Katzner T
    Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2017
20. Lead exposure affects health indices in free-ranging ducks in Argentina
    Ferreyra H, Beldomenico PM, Marchese K, Romano M, Caselli A, Correa AI, Uhart M
    Ecotoxicology, 2015
21. Lead gunshot pellet ingestion and tissue lead levels in wild ducks from Argentine hunting hotspots
    Ferreyra H, Romano M, Beldomenico P, Caselli A, Correa A, Uhart M
    Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2014
22. Lead exposure risk from trash ingestion by the endangered California condor (Gymnogyps californianus)
    Finkelstein ME, Brandt J, Sandhaus E, Grantham J, Mee A, Schuppert PJ, Smith DR
    Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2015
23. Linking cases of illegal shootings of the endangered California condor using stable lead isotope analysis
    Finkelstein ME, Kuspa ZE, Welch A, Eng C, Clark M, Burnett J, Smith DR
    Environmental Research, 2014
24. Lead and eagles: demographic and pathological characteristics of poisoning, and exposure levels associated with other causes of mortality
    Franson JC, Russell RE
    Ecotoxicology, 2014
25. Acute and chronic lead exposure in four avian scavenger species in Switzerland
    Ganz K, Jenni L, Madry MM, Kraemer T, Jenny H, Jenny D
    Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2018
26. Association between hunting and elevated blood lead levels in the critically endangered African white-backed vulture Gyps africanus
    Garbett R, Maude G, Hancock P, Kenny D, Reading R, Amar A
    Science of The Total Environment, 2018
27. From sport hunting to breeding success: patterns of lead ammunition ingestion and its effects on an endangered raptor
    Gil-Sánchez JM, Molleda S, Sánchez-Zapata JA, Bautista J, Navas I, Godinho R, García-Fernández AJ, Moleón M
    Science of the Total Environment, 2018
28. A review and assessment of spent lead ammunition and its exposure and effects to scavenging birds in the United States
    Golden NH, Warner SE, Coffey MJ
    Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2016
29. Levels of blood lead in griffon vultures from a Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Spain
    González F, López I, Suarez L, Moraleda V, Rodríguez C
    Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2017
30. The persistent problem of lead poisoning in birds from ammunition and fishing tackle
    Haig SM, D’Elia J, Eagles-Smith C, Fair JM, Gervais J, Herring G, Rivers JW, Schulz JH
    Condor, 2014
31. Heads in the sand: public health and ecological risks of lead-based bullets for wildlife shooting in Australia
    Hampton JO, Laidlaw M, Buenz E, Arnemo JM
    Wildlife Research, 2018
32. Temporal changes in concentrations of lead and other trace metals in free-ranging Eurasian eagle owls Bubo bubo in Sweden
    Helander B, Sundbom M, Runkel AA, Bignert A
    Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2019
33. Ground squirrel shooting and potential lead exposure in breeding avian scavengers
    Herring G, Eagles-Smith CA, Wagner MT
    PLoS ONE, 2016
34. Acute lead poisoning in a Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) in Israel
    Horowitz IH, Yanco E, Nadler R V., Anglister N, Landau S, Elias R, Lublin A, Perl S, Edery N, Rosenzweig AB
    Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2014
35. Lead exposure in raptors from Japan and source identification using Pb stable isotope ratios
    Ishii C, Nakayama SMM, Ikenaka Y, Nakata H, Saito K, Watanabe Y, Mizukawa H, Tanabe S, Nomiyama K, Hayashi T, Ishizuka M
    Chemosphere, 2017
36. Lead poisoning and other human-related factors cause significant mortality in white-tailed eagles
    Isomursu, M., Koivusaari, J., Stjernberg, T., Hirvelä-Koski, V. & Venäläinen, E. R.
    Ambio, 2018
37. The frequency distribution of lead concentration in feathers, blood, bone, kidney and liver of golden eagles Aquila chrysaetos: insights into the modes of uptake
    Jenni L, Madry MM, Kraemer T, Kupper J, Naegeli H, Jenny H, Jenny D
    Journal of Ornithology, 2015
38. Brains of native and alien mesocarnivores in biomonitoring of toxic metals in Europe
    Kalisinska E, Lanocha-Arendarczyk N, Kosik-Bogacka D, Budis H, Podlasinska J, Popiolek M, Pirog A, Jedrzejewska E
    PLoS ONE, 2016
39. Lead and other trace elements in Danish birds of prey
    Kanstrup N, Chriél M, Dietz R, Søndergaard J, Balsby TJS, Sonne C
    Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2019
40. Concentrations of lead and other elements in the liver of the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), a European flagship species, wintering in Eastern Poland
    Kitowski I, Jakubas D, Wiącek D, Sujak A
    Ambio, 2017
41. Trace element concentrations in livers of common buzzards Buteo buteo from eastern Poland
    Kitowski I, Jakubas D, Wiącek D, Sujak A, Pitucha G
    Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2017
42. Lead toxicosis in a southern ground hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri in South Africa
    Koeppel KN, Kemp L V
    Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery, 2015
43. Lead (Pb) in the tissues of anatidae, ardeidae, sternidae and laridae of the northern hemisphere: a review of environmental studies
    Korbecki J, Gutowska I, Chlubek D, Baranowska-Bosiacka I
    Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019
44. Lead exposure in the critically endangered bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) population in Southern Africa
    Krüger SC, Amar A
    Journal of Raptor Research, 2018
45. Lead and mercury in fall migrant golden eagles from western North America
    Langner HW, Domenech R, Slabe VA, Sullivan SP
    Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2015
46. High risk of lead contamination for scavengers in an area with high moose hunting success
    Legagneux P, Suffice P, Messier JS, Lelievre F, Tremblay JA, Maisonneuve C, Saint-Louis R, Bêty J
    PLoS ONE, 2014
47. Influence of snowfall on blood lead levels of free-flying bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in the Upper Mississippi River Valley
    Lindblom RA, Reichart LM, Mandernack BA, Solensky M, Schoenebeck CW, Redig PT
    Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2017
48. Excessive lead burden among golden eagles in the Swiss Alps
    Madry MM, Kraemer T, Kupper J, Naegeli H, Jenny H, Jenni L, Jenny D
    Environmental Research Letters, 2015
49. Lead intoxication in free-ranging bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
    Manning LK, Wünschmann A, Armién AG, Willette M, MacAulay K, Bender JB, Buchweitz JP, Redig P
    Veterinary Pathology, 2019
50. Sub-lethal exposure to lead is associated with heightened aggression in an urban songbird
    McClelland SC, Ribeiro RD, Mielke HW, Finkelstein ME, Gonzales CR, Jones JA, Komdeur J, Derryberry E, Saltzberg EB, Karubian J
    Science of the Total Environment, 2019
51. Free lunch, may contain lead: scavenging shot small mammals
    Mctee M, Hiller B, Ramsey P
    Journal of Wildlife Management, 2019
52. Risk assessment of lead poisoning and pesticide exposure in the declining population of red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) wintering in Eastern Europe
    Mateo R, Petkov N, Lopez-Antia A, Rodríguez-Estival J, Green AJ
    Environmental Research, 2016
53. Mapping the spatio-temporal risk of lead exposure in apex species for more effective mitigation
    Mateo-Tomás P, Olea PP, Jiménez-Moreno M, Camarero PR, Sánchez-Barbudo IS, Rodríguez Martín-Doimeadios RC, Mateo R
    Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2016
54. Poisoning of reintroduced red kites (Milvus milvus) in England
    Molenaar FM, Jaffe JE, Carter I, Barnett EA, Shore RF, Marcus Rowcliffe J, Sainsbury AW
    European Journal of Wildlife Research, 2017
55. Monitoring contaminants, emerging infectious diseases and environmental change with raptors, and links to human health
    Movalli P, Krone O, Osborn D, Pain D
    Bird Study, 2018
56. Lead exposure and food processing in white-tailed eagles and other scavengers: an experimental approach to simulate lead uptake at shot mammalian carcasses
    Nadjafzadeh M, Hofer H, Krone O
    European Journal of Wildlife Research, 2015
57. Spatial, seasonal and individual variation in the diet of white-tailed eagles Haliaeetus albicilla assessed using stable isotope ratios
    Nadjafzadeh M, Voigt CC, Krone O
    Ibis, 2016
58. Lead ingestion as a potential contributing factor to the decline in vulture populations in southern Africa
    Naidoo V, Wolter K, Botha CJ
    Environmental Research, 2017
59. Widespread exposure to lead affects the body condition of free-living whooper swans Cygnus cygnus wintering in Britain
    Newth JL, Rees EC, Cromie RL, McDonald RA, Bearhop S, Pain DJ, Norton GJ, Deacon C, Hilton GM
    Environmental Pollution, 2016
60. Effects of lead from ammunition on birds and other wildlife: a review and update
    Pain DJ, Mateo R, Green RE
    Ambio, 2019
61. Ultrastructural study of liver and lead tissue concentrations in young mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) after ingestion of single lead shot
    Pineau A, Fauconneau B, Plouzeau E, Fernandez B, Quellard N, Levillain P, Guillard O
    Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, 2017
62. What do we know about lead contamination in wild vultures and condors? A review of decades of research
    Plaza PI, Lambertucci SA
    Science of the Total Environment, 2019
63. Lack of observed movement response to lead exposure of California condors
    Poessel SA, Brandt J, Uyeda L, Astell M, Katzner TE
    The Journal of Wildlife Management, 2018
64. Implications of mercury and lead concentrations on breeding physiology and phenology in an Arctic bird
    Provencher JF, Forbes MR, Hennin HL, Love OP, Braune BM, Mallory ML, Gilchrist HG
    Environmental Pollution, 2016
65. Chronic lead intoxication decreases intestinal helminth species richness and infection intensity in mallards (Anas platyrhynchos)
    Prüter H, Franz M, Auls S, Czirják GÁ, Greben O, Greenwood AD, Lisitsyna O, Syrota Y, Sitko J, Krone O
    Science of the Total Environment, 2018
66. Toxicity assessment on the levels of select metals in the critically endangered Indian white-backed vulture, Gyps bengalensis, in India
    Rajamani J, Subramanian M
    Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2015
67. Spent lead shot availability and ingestion by ring-necked pheasants in South Dakota
    Runia TJ, Solem AJ
    Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2016
68. Causes of mortality in eagles submitted to the National Wildlife Health Center 1975-2013
    Russell RE, Franson JC
    Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2014
69. Lead in piscivorous raptors during breeding season in the Chesapeake Bay region of Maryland and Virginia, USA
    Slabe VA, Anderson JT, Cooper J, Brown B, Ortiz P, Buchweitz J, McRuer D, Katzner T
    Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2019
70. Lead exposure biomarkers in the common loon
    Specht AJ, Kirchner KE, Weisskopf MG, Pokras MA
    Science of the Total Environment, 2019
71. Response to letter to the editor “Conservation efforts risk poisoning endangered New Zealand kea”
    Sriram A, Roe W, Booth M, Gartrell B
    Science of the Total Environment, 2019
72. Evidence of high tolerance to ecologically relevant lead shot pellet exposures by an upland bird
    Tannenbaum L
    Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 2014
73. Altered immune response in mallard ducklings exposed to lead through maternal transfer in the wild
    Vallverdú-Coll N, López-Antia A, Martinez-Haro M, Ortiz-Santaliestra ME, Mateo R
    Environmental Pollution, 2015
74. Immunotoxic effects of lead on birds
    Vallverdú-Coll N, Mateo R, Mougeot F, Ortiz-Santaliestra ME
    Science of the Total Environment, 2019
75. Effects of lead exposure on sperm quality and reproductive success in an avian model
    Vallverdú-Coll N, Mougeot F, Ortiz-Santaliestra ME, Castaño C, Santiago-Moreno J, Mateo R
    Environmental Science & Technology, 2016
76. Lead exposure reduces carotenoid-based coloration and constitutive immunity in wild mallards
    Vallverdú-Coll N, Mougeot F, Ortiz-Santaliestra ME, Rodriguez-Estival J, López-Antia A, Mateo R
    Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2016
77. Sublethal Pb exposure produces season-dependent effects on immune response, oxidative balance and investment in carotenoid-based coloration in red-legged partridges
    Vallverdú-Coll N, Ortiz-Santaliestra ME, Mougeot F, Vidal D, Mateo R
    Environmental Science and Technology, 2015
78. Blood and bone lead levels in South Africa’s Gyps vultures: Risk to nest-bound chicks and comparison with other avian taxa
    van den Heever L, Smit-Robinson H, Naidoo V, McKechnie AE
    Science of the Total Environment, 2019
79. Bald eagle lead exposure in the Upper Midwest
    Warner SE, Britton EE, Becker DN, Coffey MJ
    Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management, 2014
80. Feasibility of California condor recovery in northern California, USA: contaminants in surrogate turkey vultures and common ravens
    West CJ, Wolfe JD, Wiegardt A, Williams-Claussen T
    The Condor, 2017
81. Repeated conservation threats across the Americas: high levels of blood and bone lead in the Andean condor widen the problem to a continental scale
    Wiemeyer GM, Pérez MA, Torres Bianchini L, Sampietro L, Bravo GF, Jácome NL, Astore V, Lambertucci SA
    Environmental Pollution, 2017
82. Lead poisoning in bald eagles admitted to wildlife rehabilitation facilities in Iowa, 2004-2014
    Yaw T, Neumann K, Bernard L, Cancilla J, Evans T, Martin-Schwarze A, Zaffarano B
    Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management, 2017

1. Effects of lead exposure, environmental conditions, and metapopulation processes on population dynamics of spectacled eiders
   Flint PL, Grand JB, Petersen MR, Rockwell RF
   North American Fauna, 2016
2. Population-level effects of lead fishing tackle on common loons
   Grade TJ, Pokras MA, Laflamme EM, Vogel HS
   The Journal of Wildlife Management, 2018
3. Possible effects of ingested lead gunshot on populations of ducks wintering in the UK
   Green RE, Pain DJ
   Ibis, 2016
4. Spatiotemporal patterns and risk factors for lead exposure in endangered California condors during 15 years of reintroduction
   Kelly TR, Grantham J, George D, Welch A, Brandt J, Burnett LJ, Sorenson KJ, Johnson M, Poppenga R, Moen D, Rasico J, Rivers JW, Battistone C & Johnson CK
   Conservation Biology, 2014
5. Can ingestion of lead shot and poisons change population trends of three European birds: grey partridge, common buzzard, and red kite?
   Meyer CB, Meyer JS, Francisco AB, Holder J, Verdonck F
   PLoS ONE, 2016

1. Hunting, sale, and consumption of bushmeat killed by lead-based ammunition in Benin
   Ahmadi S, Maman S, Zoumenou R, Massougbodji A, Cot M, Glorennec P, Bodeau-Livinec F
   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018
2. Lead ammunition residues in the meat of hunted woodcock: a potential health risk to consumers
   Andreotti A, Borghesi F, Aradis A
   Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2016
3. Blood lead surveillance and exposure sources among Alaska children
   Bressler JM, Yoder S, Cooper S, McLaughlin J
   Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 2019
4. Aggregate-level lead exposure, gun violence, homicide, and rape
   Boutwell BB, Nelson EJ, Qian Z, Vaughn MG, Wright JP, Beaver KM, Barnes JC, Petkovsek M, Lewis R, Schootman M, Rosenfeld R
   PLoS One, 2017
5. Eliminating potential lead exposure in imported New Zealand wild game
   Buenz EJ
   Public Health, 2016
6. Lead exposure through eating wild game
   Buenz EJ
   The American Journal of Medicine, 2016
7. Chronic lead intoxication from eating wild-harvested game
   Buenz EJ, Parry GJ
   American Journal of Medicine, 2017
8. Retained lumbar bullet: a case report of chronic lead toxicity and review of the literature
   Bustamante ND, Macias-Konstantopoulos WL
   Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2016
9. Association between early lead exposure and externalizing behaviors in adolescence: a developmental cascade
   Desrochers-Couture M, Courtemanche Y, Forget-Dubois N, Bélanger RE, Boucher O, Ayotte P, Cordier S, Jacobson JL, Jacobson SW, Muckle G
   Environmental Research, 2019
10. Blood lead concentrations as a result of retained lead pellets in the craniomaxillofacial region in Benin City, Nigeria
    Edetanlen BE, Saheeb BD
    British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2016
11. Elemental composition of game meat from Austria
    Ertl K, Kitzer R, Goessler W
    Food Additives & Contaminants: Part B, 2016
12. Lead exposure through consumption of big game meat in Quebec, Canada: risk assessment and perception
    Fachehoun RC, Lévesque B, Dumas P, St-Louis A, Dubé M, Ayotte P
    Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2015
13. Lead in game bird meat as a risk to public health: new aspects in the light of physical phenomena generated by a projectile
    Felsmann MZ, Szarek J, Felsmann M, Gulda D
    Journal of Elementology, 2016
14. Wild game consumption habits among Italian shooters: relevance for intakes of cadmium, perfluorooctanesulphonic acid, and ¹³⁷cesium as priority contaminants
    Ferri M, Baldi L, Cavallo S, Pellicanò R, Brambilla G
    Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2017
15. Identification of environmental sources of lead exposure in Nunavut (Canada) using stable isotope analyses
    Fillion M, Blais JM, Yumvihoze E, Nakajima M, Workman P, Osborne G, Chan HM
    Environment International, 2014
16. Blood lead levels following consumption of game meat in Italy
    Fustinoni S, Sucato S, Consonni D, Mannucci PM, Moretto A
    Environmental Research, 2017
17. Heads in the sand: public health and ecological risks of lead-based bullets for wildlife shooting in Australia
    Hampton JO, Laidlaw M, Buenz E, Arnemo JM
    Wildlife Research, 2018
18. Risk assessment of dietary lead exposure among First Nations people living on-reserve in Ontario, Canada using a total diet study and a probabilistic approach
    Juric AK, Batal M, David W, Sharp D, Schwartz H, Ing A, Fediuk K, Black A, Tikhonov C, Chan HM, Chan L
    Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2018
19. Congenital lead poisoning in three siblings from a mother with retained bullet fragments
    Karpen SR, Hurst NB, Plitt J, Chase P, Shirazi FM
    Clinical Toxicology, 2015
20. Detection of lead nanoparticles in game meat by single particle ICP-MS following use of lead-containing bullets
    Kollander B, Widemo F, Ågren E, Larsen EH, Loeschner K
    Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2017
21. Risk assessment of lead exposure from cervid meat in Norwegian consumers and in hunting dogs
    Knutsen HK, Brantsæter AL, Fæste CK, Ruus A, Thomsen C, Skåre JU, Amlund H, Arukwe A, Eriksen GS
    European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety, 2019
22. Lead exposure at firing ranges – a review
    Laidlaw MAS, Filippelli G, Mielke H, Gulson B, Ball AS
    Environmental Health, 2017
23. Lead and the heart: an ancient metal’s contribution to modern disease
    Landrigan PJ
    The Lancet: Public Health, 2018
24. Low-level lead exposure and mortality in US adults: a population-based cohort study
    Lanphear BP, Rauch S, Auinger P, Allen RW, Hornung RW
    The Lancet: Public Health, 2018
25. Toxic heavy metals in the muscle of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) – food toxicological significance
    Lehel J, Laczay P, Gyurcsó A, Jánoska F, Majoros S, Lányi K, Marosán M
    Environmental Science and Pollution Research International, 2016
26. Source identification of human exposure to lead in nine Cree Nations from Quebec, Canada (Eeyou Istchee territory)
    Liberda EN, Tsuji LJ, Martin ID, Ayotte P, Robinson E, Dewailly E, Nieboer E
    Environmental Research, 2018
27. Comparison of lead levels in edible parts of red deer hunted with lead or non-lead ammunition
    Martin A, Müller-Graf C, Selhorst T, Gerofke A, Ulbig E, Gremse C, Greiner M, Lahrssen-Wiederholt M, Hensel A
    Science of the Total Environment, 2018
28. Lead exposure through consumption of small game harvested using lead-based ammunition and the corresponding health risks to first nations in Alberta, Canada
    McAuley C, Ng C, McFarland C, Dersch A, Koppe B, Sowan D
    Cogent Environmental Science, 2018
29. Systemic lead poisoning in an infant after gunshot injury to the spine and brain
    Montague A, Orozco B
    Clinical Toxicology, 2017
30. Is there a relationship between lead exposure and aggressive behavior in shooters?
    Naicker N, de Jager P, Naidoo S, Mathee A
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018
31. Occupational lead exposure from indoor firing ranges in Korea
    Park WJ, Lee SH, Lee SH, Yoon HS, Moon JD
    Journal of Korean Medical Science, 2016
32. Association of childhood blood lead levels with cognitive function and socioeconomic status at age 38 years and with IQ change and socioeconomic mobility between childhood and adulthood
    Reuben A, Caspi A, Belsky DW, Broadbent J, Harrington H, Sugden K, Houts RM, Ramrakha S, Poulton R, Moffitt TE
    JAMA, 2017
33. Occupational exposure to airborne lead in Brazilian police officers
    Rocha ED, Sarkis JES, Carvalho MDH, dos Santos GV, Canesso C
    International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 2014
34. Essential and toxic elements in meat of wild birds
    Roselli C, Desideri D, Meli MA, Fagiolino I, Feduzi L
    Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, 2016
35. Lead pellet ingestion in 3 children: another source for lead toxicity
    Rozier B, Liebelt E
    Pediatric Emergency Care, 2019
36. Proximal muscle weakness in severe lead poisoning from retained bullet fragments
    Srisuma S, Lavonas EJ, Wananukul W
    Clinical Toxicology, 2015
37. Metal deposition of copper and lead bullets in moose harvested in Fennoscandia
    Stokke S, Brainerd S, Arnemo JM
    Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2017
38. Lead in minced beef from Norwegian hunted game, Elk (Alces alces)
    Vogt G, Tysnes EA
    Eurofins, 2015
39. Elevated blood lead levels associated with retained bullet fragments – United States, 2003-2012
    Weiss D, Tomasallo CD, Meiman JG, Alarcon W, Graber NM, Bisgard KM, Anderson HA
    MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2017

1. Disease surveillance in England and Wales
   APHA Surveillance Report
   Veterinary Record, 2016
2. Lead intoxication in dogs: risk assessment of feeding dogs trimmings of lead-shot game
   Høgåsen HR, Ørnsrud R, Knutsen HK, Bernhoft A
   BMC Veterinary Research, 2016
3. High blood lead concentrations in captive Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii): a threat to the conservation of the species?
   Hivert LG, Clarke JR, Peck SJ, Lawrence C, Brown WE, Huxtable SJ, Schaap D, Pemberton D, Grueber CE
   Australian Veterinary Journal, 2018
4. Risk assessment of lead exposure from cervid meat in Norwegian consumers and in hunting dogs
   Knutsen HK, Brantsæter AL, Fæste CK, Ruus A, Thomsen C, Skåre JU, Amlund H, Arukwe A, Eriksen GS
   European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety, 2019
5. Suspected lead poisoning in two captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus) in South Africa, in 2008 and 2013
   North MA, Lane EP, Marnewick K, Caldwell P, Carlisle G, Hoffman LC
   Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 2015
6. Lead intoxication incidents associated with shot from clay pigeon shooting
   Payne JH, Holmes JP, Hogg RA, van der Burgt GM, Jewell NJ, Welchman D de B
   The Veterinary Record, 2013
7. Ingestion of a single 2.3 mm lead pellet by laying roller pigeon hens reduces egg size and adversely affects F1 generation hatchlings
   Williams RJ, Tannenbaum LV, Williams SM, Holladay SD, Tuckfield RC, Sharma A, Humphrey DJ, Gogal RM
   Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2017

1. The influence of environmental conditions on lead transfer from spent gunshot to sediments and water: other routes for Pb poisoning
   Binkowski ŁJ
   Chemosphere, 2017
2. Leaching behavior and ecotoxicological effects of different game shot materials in freshwater
   Fäth J, Feiner M, Beggel S, Geist J, Göttlein A
   Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2018
3. Systematic review and meta-analyses of lead (Pb) concentrations in environmental media (soil, dust, water, food, and air) reported in the United States from 1996 to 2016
   Frank JJ, Poulakos AG, Tornero-Velez R, Xue J
   Science of the Total Environment, 2019
4. Density of lead and nontoxic shotshell pellets in Gulf Coast prairie ricelands
   Marty JR, Davis JB, Brasher MG, Kaminski RM, Brinkman EL
   Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management, 2017
5. Lead pollution from waterfowl hunting in wetlands and rice fields in Argentina
   Romano M, Ferreyra H, Ferreyroa G, Molina FV, Caselli A, Barberis I, Beldoménico P, Uhart M
   Science of the Total Environment, 2016
6. The role of macroinvertebrates in the distribution of lead (Pb) within an urban marsh ecosystem
   Ryan SC, Belby CS, King-Heiden TC, Haro RJ, Ogorek J, Gerrish GA
   Hydrobiologia, 2019

Ecological Impacts, Contamination, and Mitigation in Firing Ranges

1. Accumulation of lead (Pb) in brown trout (Salmo trutta) from a lake downstream a former shooting range
   Mariussen E, Heier LS, Teien HC, Pettersen MN, Holth TF, Salbu B, Rosseland BO
   Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2017
2. Distribution and mobility of lead (Pb), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and antimony (Sb) from ammunition residues on shooting ranges for small arms located on mires
   Mariussen E, Johnsen IV, Strømseng AE
   Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2017
3. Application of sorbents in different soil types from small arms shooting ranges for immobilization of lead (Pb), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and antimony (Sb)
   Mariussen E, Johnsen IV, Strømseng AE
   Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2018
4. Selective adsorption of lead, copper and antimony in runoff water from a small arms shooting range with a combination of charcoal and iron hydroxide
   Mariussen E, Johnsen IV, Strømseng AE
   Journal of Environmental Management, 2015
5. Antimony (Sb) and lead (Pb) in contaminated shooting range soils: Sb and Pb mobility and immobilization by iron based sorbents, a field study
   Okkenhaug G, Grasshorn Gebhardt KA, Amstaetter K, Lassen Bue H, Herzel H, Mariussen E, Rossebø Almås Å, Cornelissen G, Breedveld GD, Rasmussen G, Mulder J
   Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2016
6. Shooting range contamination: mobility and transport of lead (Pb), copper (Cu) and antimony (Sb) in contaminated peatland
   Okkenhaug G, Smebye AB, Pabst T, Amundsen CE, Sævarsson H, Breedveld GD
   Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2018
7. Lead and PAHs contamination of an old shooting range: a case study with a holistic approach
   Rodríguez-Seijo A, Cachada A, Gavina A, Duarte AC, Vega FA, Andrade ML, Pereira R
   Science of the Total Environment, 2017
8. Pollution and risk assessment of potential hazardous elements in a shooting range soils (NW Spain)
   Rodríguez-Seijo A, Lago-Vila M, Arenas-Lago D, Andrade ML, Vega FA
   Spanish Journal of Soil Science, 2016
9. Copper, chromium, nickel, lead and zinc levels and pollution degree in firing range soils
   Rodríguez-Seijo A, Alfaya MC, Andrade ML, Vega FA
   Land Degradation and Development, 2016
10. Lead pollution of shooting range soils
    Sehube N, Kelebemang R, Totolo O, Laetsang M, Kamwi O, Dinake P
    South African Journal of Chemistry, 2017
11. Assessing lead, nickel, and zinc pollution in topsoil from a historic shooting range rehabilitated into a Public Urban Park
    Urrutia-Goyes R, Argyraki A, Ornelas-Soto N
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2017

Shot

1. Switch to non-toxic shot in the Camargue, France: effect on waterbird contamination and hunter effectiveness
   Mondain-Monval JY, Defos du Rau P, Guillemain M, Olivier A
   European Journal of Wildlife Research, 2015
2. A comparison of lead and steel shot loads for harvesting mourning doves
   Pierce BL, Roster TA, Frisbie MC, Mason CD, Roberson JA
   Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2015

Bullets

1. Reducing impacts from ammunitions: a comparative life-cycle assessment of four types of 9 mm ammunitions
   Ferreira C, Ribeiro J, Almada S, Rotariu T, Freire F
   Science of the Total Environment, 2016
2. Performance of lead-free versus lead-based hunting ammunition in ballistic soap
   Gremse F, Krone O, Thamm M, Kiessling F, Tolba RH, Rieger S, Gremse C
   PLoS ONE, 2014
3. Efficacy of non-lead rifle ammunition for hunting in Denmark
   Kanstrup N, Balsby TJS, Thomas VG
   European Journal of Wildlife Research, 2016
4. Hunting of roe deer and wild boar in Germany: is non-lead ammunition suitable for hunting?
   Martin A, Gremse C, Selhorst T, Bandick N, Müller-Graf C, Greiner M, Lahrssen-Wiederholt M
   PLoS ONE, 2017
5. Comparison of lead levels in edible parts of red deer hunted with lead or non-lead ammunition
   Martin A, Müller-Graf C, Selhorst T, Gerofke A, Ulbig E, Gremse C, Greiner M, Lahrssen-Wiederholt M, Hensel A
   Science of the Total Environment, 2019
6. Efficacy of non-lead ammunition for culling elk at Theodore Roosevelt National Park
   McCann BE, Whitworth W, Newman RA
   Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2016
7. Better bullets to shoot small mammals without poisoning scavengers
   McTee M, Young M, Umansky A, Ramsey P
   Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2017
8. Lead and copper in hunted wild boars and radiographic evaluation of bullet fragmentation between ammunitions
   Menozzi A, Menotta S, Fedrizzi G, Lenti A, Cantoni AM, Di Lecce R, Gnudi G, Pérez-López M, Bertini S
   Food Additives & Contaminants: Part B, 2019
9. Nickel and copper residues in meat from wild artiodactyls hunted with nickel-plated non-lead rifle bullets
   Paulsen P, Sager M
   European Journal of Wildlife Research, 2017
10. Estimating lead fragmentation from ammunition for muzzleloading and black powder cartridge rifles
    Sanchez DM, Epps CW, Taylor DS
    Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management, 2016

Toxicity from Lead and Non-lead Alternatives

1. Comparing acute toxicity of gunshot particles, from firing conventional and lead-free ammunition, in pulmonary epithelial cell cultures
   Bergström U, Ekstrand-Hammarström B, Hägglund L, Wingfors H
   Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, 2015
2. Leaching behavior and ecotoxicological effects of different game shot materials in freshwater
   Fäth J, Feiner M, Beggel S, Geist J, Göttlein A
   Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2018
3. Characterization of exposure to byproducts from firing lead-free frangible ammunition in an enclosed, ventilated firing range
   Grabinski CM, Methner MM, Jackson JM, Moore AL, Flory LE, Tilly T, Hussain SM, Ott DK
   Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 2017
4. Comparing erosion and organ accumulation rates of lead and alternative lead-free ammunition fed to captive domestic ducks
   Krone O, Kenntner N, Ebner N, Szentiks CA, Dänicke S
   Ambio, 2019
5. Evaluation of exposure to airborne heavy metals at gun shooting ranges
   Lach K, Steer B, Gorbunov B, Mička V, Muir R
   Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 2015
6. Copper and zinc content in wild game shot with lead or non-lead ammunition – implications for consumer health protection
   Schlichting D, Sommerfeld C, Müller-Graf C, Selhorst T, Greiner M, Gerofke A, Ulbig E, Gremse C, Spolders M, Schafft H, Lahrssen-Wiederholt M
   PLoS ONE, 2017
7. Elemental tungsten, tungsten–nickel alloys and shotgun ammunition: resolving issues of their relative toxicity
   Thomas VG
   European Journal of Wildlife Research, 2016
8. Health effects after firing small arms comparing leaded and unleaded ammunition
   Voie Ø, Borander AK, Sikkeland LIB, Grahnstedt S, Johnsen A, Danielsen TE, Longva K, Kongerud J
   Inhalation Toxicology, 2014

1. Economic assessment of wild bird mortality induced by the use of lead gunshot in European wetlands
   Andreotti A, Guberti V, Nardelli R, Pirrello S, Serra L, Volponi S, Green RE
   Science of the Total Environment, 2018
2. Health and environmental risks from lead-based ammunition: science versus socio-politics
   Arnemo JM, Andersen O, Stokke S, Thomas VG, Krone O, Pain DJ, Mateo R
   EcoHealth, 2016
3. Transition to lead-free ammunition benefits all
   Arnemo JM, Cromie R, Fox AD, Kanstrup N, Mateo R, Pain DJ, Thomas VG
   Ambio 2019
4. Non-lead ammunition may reduce lead levels in wild game
   Buenz EJ
   Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016
5. Transitioning to non-toxic ammunition: making change happen
   Cromie R, Newth J, Strong E
   Ambio, 2019
6. Considering the switch: challenges of transitioning to non-lead hunting ammunition
   Epps CW
   The Condor, 2014
7. Lessons learned from 33 years of lead shot regulation in Denmark
   Kanstrup N
   Ambio, 2019
8. The transition to non-lead rifle ammunition in Denmark: national obligations and policy considerations
   Kanstrup N, Thomas VG, Krone O, Gremse C
   Ambio, 2016
9. Reducing Pb poisoning in birds and Pb exposure in game meat consumers: the dual benefit of effective Pb shot regulation
   Mateo R, Vallverdú-Coll N, López-Antia A, Taggart MA, Martínez-Haro M, Guitart R, Ortiz-Santaliestra ME
   Environment International, 2014
10. Problems created by the continuing use of lead ammunition in game hunting
    Newton, I
    British Birds, 2016
11. Perspectives of ammunition users on the use of lead ammunition and its potential impacts on wildlife and humans
    Newth JL, Lawrence A, Cromie RL, Swift JA, Rees EC, Wood KA, Strong EA, Reeves J, McDonald RA
    People and Nature, 2019
12. Wildlife, human and environmental costs of using lead ammunition: an economic review and analysis
    Pain DJ, Dickie I, Green RE, Kanstrup N, Cromie R
    Ambio, 2019
13. Communication strategies for reducing lead poisoning in wildlife and human health risks
    Schulz JH, Wilhelm Stanis SA, Webb EB, Li CJ, Hall DM
    Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2019
14. The lead fix: a brief global overview
    Swift JA
    Presentation to The Conservation Symposium, Lions River, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 4-8 November 2019
15. Rationale for the regulated transition to non-lead products in Canada: a policy discussion paper
    Thomas VG
    Science of the Total Environment, 2019
16. Design of non-lead rifle bullets to allow instant identification
    Thomas VG
    European Journal of Wildlife Research, 2016
17. Non-lead rifle hunting ammunition: issues of availability and performance in Europe
    Thomas VG, Gremse C, Kanstrup N
    European Journal of Wildlife Research, 2016
18. Exposure to lead through ammunition: need to revise policies
    Thomas VG, Guitart R
    Environmental Policy & Law, 2016

1. Reducing lead on the landscape: anticipating hunter behavior in absence of a free nonlead ammunition program
   Chase L, Rabe MJ
   PLoS ONE, 2015
2. Shot ingestion by wintering female northern pintails (Anas acuta) in the Texas Coastal Plain, 2012–14
   Huck NR, Ballard BM, Fedynich AM, Kraai KJ, Castro ME
   Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2016
3. Lessons learned from 33 years of lead shot regulation in Denmark
   Kanstrup N
   Ambio, 2019
4. Ingested shot in mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) after the regulation of lead shot for hunting in Denmark
   Kanstrup N, Balsby TJS
   European Journal of Wildlife Research, 2019
5. Lead and other trace elements in Danish birds of prey
   Kanstrup N, Chriél M, Dietz R, Søndergaard J, Balsby TJS, Sonne C
   Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2019
6. Two decades of cumulative impacts to survivorship of endangered California condors in California
   Kelly TR, Rideout BA, Grantham J, Brandt J, Burnett LJ, Sorenson KJ, George D, Welch A, Moen D, Rasico J, Johnson M, Battistone C, Johnson CK
   Biological Conservation, 2015
7. Lead exposure in common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna): tracking the success of the Pb shot ban for hunting in Spanish wetlands
   Valverde I, Espín S, Navas I, María-Mojica P, Gil JM, García-Fernández AJ
   Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2019