German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Unit of Epidemiology, Statistics and Mathematical Modelling, Department Exposition, Max-Dohrn-Straße 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany; German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Department Exposure, Max-Dohrn-Straße 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany.
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Department Exposure, Max-Dohrn-Straße 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany.
Sci Total Environ. 2019 Feb 25;653:315-326. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.393. Epub 2018 Oct 30.
Game meat may contain elevated concentrations of lead especially if lead-containing ammunition is used for hunting. Then a health risk is possible for consumer groups with high game meat intake. The lead concentrations in three edible parts (marketable meat from the area close to the wound channel, saddle and haunch) of meat from red deer (Cervus elaphus) between animals hunted either with lead or non‑lead ammunition were compared. Furthermore, lead levels in game meat of lead-shot red deer were compared with those of lead-shot roe deer and lead-shot wild boar. Ninety red deer were shot and killed in the context of this study (64 with lead and 26 with non‑lead ammunition). Since the lead concentration for a number of the samples was below the limit of detection or the limit of quantification, statistical methods for left-censored data were applied. The median concentrations of lead in game meat did not differ significantly between lead shot and non‑lead shot animals. However, when we analyzed the more elevated lead concentrations, they were significantly higher in edible parts of animals shot with lead ammunition than non-lead ammunition. The highest concentrations were found in samples from edible meat from the area close to the wound channel (max 3442 mg Pb/kg), followed by the saddle (max 1.14 mg Pb/kg) and with the lowest levels in the haunch (max 0.09 mg Pb/kg). A comparison of game species revealed that the lead concentration in haunch and saddle of lead shot red deer was higher than in the corresponding samples of lead shot roe deer. Our results have shown that by the use of non-lead ammunition, a significant reduction of the lead concentration especially in edible parts near the wound channel is possible.
野味可能含有较高浓度的铅，尤其是如果使用含铅弹药进行狩猎。那么，对于高野味摄入量的消费群体，可能存在健康风险。本研究比较了用含铅或无铅弹药狩猎的马鹿（Cervus elaphus）的三个可食用部位（伤口附近的可销售肉、鞍部和臀部）的铅浓度。此外，还比较了含铅马鹿野味肉和含铅獐鹿野味肉及含铅野猪野味肉的铅含量。在这项研究中，有 90 只马鹿被射杀（64 只用含铅弹药，26 只用无铅弹药）。由于许多样本的铅浓度低于检测限或定量限，因此应用了针对左删失数据的统计方法。含铅和无铅弹药的猎物肉中的铅浓度中位数无显著差异。然而，当我们分析更高的铅浓度时，发现用含铅弹药射击的动物的可食用部位的铅浓度明显高于无铅弹药。在靠近伤口通道的可食用肉的样本中发现了最高浓度（最高 3442mg Pb/kg），其次是鞍部（最高 1.14mg Pb/kg），臀部的浓度最低（最高 0.09mg Pb/kg）。对野味物种的比较表明，含铅马鹿野味肉的臀部和鞍部的铅浓度高于相应的含铅獐鹿野味肉样本。我们的研究结果表明，使用无铅弹药可显著降低尤其是靠近伤口通道的可食用部位的铅浓度。
