2010
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-635x2010000300002
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Abstract: The mortality of passerines native of Southern Minas Gerais, Brazil, in August 2006 and the examination of sentinel free-range chicken eggs in August 2007 in an area surrounding a car battery lead smelter plant is described. The high levels of lead, as detected in the passerines (4.80-12.74 mg/kg) at the onset of mortality and at the follow-up sampling of the free-range chicken eggs (25.02-35.21 mg/kg in shells, 0.41-1.36 mg/kg in yolks and 0.40-0.75 mg/kg in the albumins), used as environmental sentinels, ind… Show more

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“…3 Lead toxicity has been shown to cause mortality in birds. 4 Sources of Pb exposure in birds include Pb bullet shot, contaminated feed, water and soil, industrial pollution and agricultural technology. 5 The adverse effects of Pb range from slight biochemical or physiological disorders to serious pathological conditions in which some organs and systems can be damaged or have their functions altered, according to the degree of exposure.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…3 Lead toxicity has been shown to cause mortality in birds. 4 Sources of Pb exposure in birds include Pb bullet shot, contaminated feed, water and soil, industrial pollution and agricultural technology. 5 The adverse effects of Pb range from slight biochemical or physiological disorders to serious pathological conditions in which some organs and systems can be damaged or have their functions altered, according to the degree of exposure.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%