Lead poisoning in a sample of Maryland mourning doves
- Resource Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Source
- J. Wildl. Manage.; (United States); 31:3
- Subject
- 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT. LEAD
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
TOXICITY
BIRDS
INJURIES
KIDNEYS
UPTAKE
ANIMALS
BODY
ELEMENTS
METALS
ORGANS
VERTEBRATES 560305* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology-- Vertebrates-- (-1987)
- Language
- English
A sick mourning dove (Zenaidura macroura) collected in Maryland with 2 lead shot in the gizzard showed acid-fast intranuclear inclusion bodies in the kidney tubular cells. The liver and the tibia contained 72 ppm and 187 ppm lead (wet weight) respectively. Four gizzards from 62 doves killed by hunters contained lead shot. The lead content of 43 dove livers ranged from 0.4-14.0 ppm (wet weight); 40 of these doves were collected by hunters, and the other 3 were dying of trichomoniasis.