La Tour du Valat

Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes

Titre :	Lead pollution from hunting ammunition in Argentina and current state of lead shot replacement efforts (2019)
Auteurs :	Marcela Uhart, Auteur ; Hebe del Valle Ferreyra, Auteur ; Marcelo Romano, Auteur ; Ayelén Muchiutti, Auteur ; Silvia Alzuagaray, Auteur ; Martín Santiago, Auteur ; Andrea Caselli, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	AMBIO (48(9) September, 2019)
Article en page(s) :	1015-1022
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés:	Lead toxicity ; Public health ; Waterfowl ; Wildlife health
Résumé :	Waterfowl hunting in Argentina is a profitable industry that attracts hunters from all over the world. Most hunting occurs as high-end hunting tourism, through which registered outfitters service predominantly foreign clients on private lands. Lead pollution from hunting ammunition is increasingly recognized as a significant local problem, impacting wildlife, aquatic and terrestrial habitats, and extending to vulnerable human rural communities. Regulatory frameworks that restrict lead shot use are a budding success story but remain challenged by their constrained geographic range and limited compliance rooted in unavailable nontoxic ammunition. Changes in hunting practices in Argentina are long overdue.
En ligne :	https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-019-01178-x

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