Lead poisoning and its in vivo biomarkers in Mallard and Coot from two hunting activity areas in Poland

Binkowski, Łukasz J.; Sawicka-Kapusta, K.

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.01.003

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“…Non-outlier maximum and upper quartile concentrations noted in all the organs studied did not exceed 1.0 μg/g w.w., which is not a high value in comparison to other species and areas [27, 36]. This suggests that, in most specimens, pollution did not result from the lead bullet, but other sources of lead were responsible.…”

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“…Apart from the general pollution of the environment (including air, water, sewage, and landfill waste), exposure through the trophic chain was also possible. One of the potential exposure routes for wild boars may be a transfer by the trophic net from Pb poisoned waterfowl [36–38] because in some circumstances, poisoned water birds may be easily hunted by boars, since the animal is an omnivore [15]. Based on the relatively low concentrations found, however, the abovementioned problem did not occur in the specimens studied.…”

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Levels of Metals in Kidney, Liver, and Muscle Tissue and their Influence on the Fitness for the Consumption of Wild Boar from Western Slovakia

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Binkowski

Jahnátek

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Biol Trace Elem Res

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Due to environmental pollution, wild animals are exposed to various pollutants. Some game animals, such as wild boars are used by people for food, but their meat is not evaluated regarding pollution transfer, since they are unavailable on the official market. The aim of this paper is to present the concentrations of chosen metals (Cd, Co, Cu, Hg, Pb, and Zn) in the kidneys, liver, and muscles of wild boars (n = 40) hunted in eastern Slovakia, as derivatives of physiological distribution and anthropogenic pollution. We found that sex was not a statistically significant factor for metal concentrations. Tissue differences were observed for all the metals studied except for Co. Cd, Cu, and Hg showed the highest median concentrations in kidney tissue with the lowest in muscle tissue (2.73, 3.78, and 0.061 μg/g w.w., respectively). The highest Zn median concentration was noted in the liver tissue with the lowest in muscle tissue. Co and Cu concentrations varied according to the age groups. Correlations between metal concentrations in muscle and kidney tissue were not especially strong; such relationships were not found in liver tissue. Among all the potential relationships of the given metal concentrations between tissues, the only significant relationship, albeit weak, was noted for Pb in muscle and liver tissue. The concentrations found seem not to be extremely high, but according to EU maximum permitted residue levels for Cd and Pb concentrations in meat, none of the samples studied was fully fit for human consumption. TWI and risk was also excessive for both metals.

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Levels of Metals in Kidney, Liver, and Muscle Tissue and their Influence on the Fitness for the Consumption of Wild Boar from Western Slovakia

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Binkowski

Jahnátek

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“…It should be noted, however, that waterfowl species dwell in habitats where toxic metals often reach high concentrations. Analyses carried out so far have usually focused on lead contained in organs and tissues of game species, since the metal is a component of hunting ammunition [23, 24]. Mercury receives much less attention.…”

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The Presence of Mercury in the Tissues of Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos L.) from Włocławek Reservoir in Poland

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Skibniewski

Skibniewska

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The study aimed at determining the degree of mercury contamination of mallards, game waterbirds migrating from the regions of the unknown degree of contamination and establishing whether the consumption of their meat comprises a hazard to human health in view of the binding norms concerning the mercury content in food products. The investigations were carried out on 30 mallards shot during the duck shooting season in which mercury concentrations in the muscles, liver, and kidneys were determined using the cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry (CV-AAS) method. The mean Hg concentration in the investigated tissues in all birds studied amounted to 0.110, 0.154, and 0.122 mg kg−1 for the muscles, kidneys, and liver, respectively. The study indicated statistically significant (p ≤ 0.01) positive correlation between all of the organs examined. Animals were divided into two groups differing in both absolute values of Hg concentrations and those measured in individual tissues. In particular organs of birds representing the first group, the presence of highly significant correlation (p ≤ 0.01) was observed in all organs examined. In the second group, highly significant positive correlation between Hg concentrations in the liver and kidneys and highly significant negative dependence between the liver and muscles was noted. The examinations revealed that some birds must have come from regions of a high degree of mercury contamination.

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“…Tissues in which levels are used to diagnose Pb poisoning are blood, liver and bones (Binkowski and Sawicka-Kapusta, 2015;Pain, 1990). Moreover, other tissues such as feathers have been used for monitoring of Pb concentration in birds (e.g.…”

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“…Apart from ammunition and fishing sinkers, other sources of Pb exposure are from air, water and soil deposition of Pb-based paints, large-scale mining and Pb smelting activities (Blus et al, 1991;Finkelstein et al, 2003;Henny, 2003;Svanberg et al, 2006;Thomas et al, 2009). In order to verify the connection of poisoned waterfowl to hunting and fishing activities, a post-mortem evaluation using X-ray analysis is needed and this may not be always possible to carry out, especially for in vivo studies, as well as, it might be inefficient in the case of long time after the ingestion (Binkowski and Sawicka-Kapusta, 2015;Plouzeau et al, 2011). An establishment of Pb isotope ratios in bird tissues or feathers may be a practicable solution to the above-mentioned restrictions (e.g.…”

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Lead isotope ratio measurements as indicators for the source of lead poisoning in Mute swans (Cygnus olor) wintering in Puck Bay (northern Poland)

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Capsule: Lead shotgun pellets available today on the Polish market were not the main source of lead in the blood of the Mute swans wintering in northern Poland. AbstractLead (Pb) poisoning is most commonly linked amongst anthropogenically-caused deaths in waterfowl and this is often associated with hunting and fishing activities. However, the exact identification of the source may be difficult with commonly-used techniques. We have studied isotope ratios using Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) to investigate the source of Pb in the blood of Mute swans (Cygnus olor) (n=49) wintering in northern Poland. We compared the values from blood and ammunition pellets available on the Polish market. The mean Pb concentrations found was 0.2406 μg/g (w/w) and nearly half of the blood specimens had elevated Pb levels (higher than the cited 0.23 µg/g w/w threshold of poisoning). Only the mean 208/206 Pb isotope ratio was similar in blood and pellet samples. Mean ratios of isotopes 206/204, 206/207 and 208/207 in swans' blood and in pellets differed significantly. Moreover, coefficients of variation were higher in blood samples than in pellets. These discrepancies and significant differences in abundance of 204 Pb and 207 Pb isotopes in both materials indicated that pellets available today on the Polish market were not the source of Pb in the blood of mute swans wintering in northern Poland.

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Lead poisoning and its in vivo biomarkers in Mallard and Coot from two hunting activity areas in Poland

Cited by 32 publications

References 38 publications

Levels of Metals in Kidney, Liver, and Muscle Tissue and their Influence on the Fitness for the Consumption of Wild Boar from Western Slovakia

Levels of Metals in Kidney, Liver, and Muscle Tissue and their Influence on the Fitness for the Consumption of Wild Boar from Western Slovakia

The Presence of Mercury in the Tissues of Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos L.) from Włocławek Reservoir in Poland

Lead isotope ratio measurements as indicators for the source of lead poisoning in Mute swans (Cygnus olor) wintering in Puck Bay (northern Poland)

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