Zinc and lead poisoning in wild birds in the Tri-State Mining District (Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri).

Author(s)
Beyer, W.N., Dalgarn, J., Dudding, S., French, J.B., Mateo, R., Miesner, J., Sileo, L. and Spann, J.
Volume
48
Issue
1
Start Page Number
108
Final Page
117

Datapoints

Displaying 21 - 26 of 26 datapoints.
Species: Birds, Terrestrial birds, Passeriformes, American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Chemical Toxicity Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Endpoint Value Sample Size Specific Location Countries Type
CHROMIUM (elemental) TOX-EXP IND - accumulation Liver concentration Mining district: <0.05; reference: <0.05 mg/kg dw Not reported See citation USA Toxicity Factor Datasets
LEAD (elemental) TOX-EXP IND - accumulation Liver concentration Mining district: 9.3; reference: 5.1 mg/kg dw Mining district: 10; reference: 6 See citation USA Toxicity Factor Datasets
COPPER (elemental) TOX-EXP IND - accumulation Liver concentration Mining district: 17; reference: 17 mg/kg dw Not reported See citation USA Toxicity Factor Datasets
LEAD (elemental) TOX-EXP IND - accumulation Kidney concentration Mining district: 20; reference: 8.9 mg/kg dw Mining district: 10; reference: 6 See citation USA Toxicity Factor Datasets
IRON (elemental) TOX-EXP IND - accumulation Liver concentration Mining district: 2300; reference: 2900 mg/kg dw Not reported See citation USA Toxicity Factor Datasets
LEAD (elemental) TOX-EXP IND - accumulation Blood concentration Mining district: 1.7; reference: 0.86 mg/kg dw Mining district: 6; reference sites: 4 See citation USA Toxicity Factor Datasets

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