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Lead Poisoning in Wild Birds
Prepared by the USGS National Wildlife Health Center http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/publications/fact_sheets/pdfs/lead_poisoning_wild_birds_2009.pdf excerpts from above: Quote:
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To learn more about how lead bullets fragment, see the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources lead fragmentation study at Lead Information for Hunters: Minnesota DNR
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Learn about “Ingestion of Spent Lead Ammunition: Implications
for Wildlife and Humans,” (The Peregrine Fund, 2008) at Home - 2008 Lead Ammunition Conference - The Peregrine Fund
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Find a list of nonlead fishing tackle by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency at http://www.pca.state.mn.us/oea/publications/sinkers.pdf
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