Pain D J, Amiard-Triquet C
Station Biologique de la Tour du Valat, Le Sambuc, Arles, France.
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 1993 Apr;25(2):183-92. doi: 10.1006/eesa.1993.1017.
Although lead poisoning, through the ingestion of gunshot embedded in prey, is known to have been a significant mortality factor for several raptor species in the United States (Haliaeetus leucocephalus and Gymnogyps Californianus), very little published information is available concerning raptors in Europe. This paper presents the results of liver lead analysis from 222 raptors collected throughout France and reviews other published and unpublished European information. Of the 11 diurnal and 6 nocturnal raptor species investigated in this study, elevated liver lead concentrations, suggestive of shot ingestion, were found in 3 (Accipiter nisus, A. gentilis, Buteo buteo). The likelihood of a species to ingest shot appears related to feeding habits, with scavengers and predators that take game species the most susceptible. Raptor species at risk from lead poisoning, including some of high conservation value, are described, and future priorities for lead poisoning research and policy are suggested.
尽管已知通过摄入猎物身上嵌入的子弹导致的铅中毒是美国几种猛禽物种（白头海雕和加州兀鹫）的一个重要死亡因素，但关于欧洲猛禽的公开信息却非常少。本文介绍了从法国各地收集的222只猛禽肝脏铅分析结果，并回顾了其他已发表和未发表的欧洲相关信息。在本研究中调查的11种昼行性猛禽和6种夜行性猛禽中，有3种（雀鹰、苍鹰、普通鵟）的肝脏铅浓度升高，表明摄入了子弹。一个物种摄入子弹的可能性似乎与食性有关，食腐动物和捕食猎物的食肉动物最易受到影响。文中描述了面临铅中毒风险的猛禽物种，包括一些具有高保护价值的物种，并提出了铅中毒研究和政策的未来重点。
