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Potential health risks to adults and children in the UK from exposure to dietary lead in gamebirds shot with lead ammunition by Green, R.E., Pain, D.J.

“…► Health risks associated with consuming gamebirds shot with lead were modelled. ► A one point IQ reduction in children is expected from 0.4–0.7 weekly…”
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Causes and Effects of Temporospatial Declines of Gyps Vultures in Asia by Pain, D. J., Cunningham, A. A., Donald, P. F., Duckworth, J. W., Houston, D. C., Katzner, T., Parry-Jones, J., Poole, C., Prakash, V., Round, P., Timmins, R.

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Lead concentrations in bones and feathers of the globally threatened Spanish imperial eagle by Pain, D.J., Meharg, A.A., Ferrer, M., Taggart, M., Penteriani, V.

“…Raptors that consume game species may ingest lead fragments or shot embedded in their prey’s flesh. Threatened Spanish imperial eagles Aquila adalberti feed on…”
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The impact of lead poisoning from ammunition sources on raptor populations in Europe by Green, R.E., Pain, D.J., Krone, O.

“…Poisoning caused by ingestion of spent lead (Pb) ammunition in food items is a common cause of death of raptors. However, there has been no previous attempt to…”
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Diclofenac residues in carcasses of domestic ungulates available to vultures in India by Taggart, M.A., Senacha, K.R., Green, R.E., Jhala, Y.V., Raghavan, B., Rahmani, A.R., Cuthbert, R., Pain, D.J., Meharg, A.A.

“…Gyps vulture populations across the Indian subcontinent are declining rapidly and evidence indicates that veterinary use of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory…”
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Diclofenac disposition in Indian cow and goat with reference to Gyps vulture population declines by Taggart, M.A., Cuthbert, R., Das, D., Sashikumar, C., Pain, D.J., Green, R.E., Feltrer, Y., Shultz, S., Cunningham, A.A., Meharg, A.A.

“…Gyps vultures across India are declining rapidly and the NSAID diclofenac has been shown to be the major cause. Vultures scavenge livestock carcasses that have…”
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Poisoning from lead gunshot: still a threat to wild waterbirds in Britain by Newth, J. L, Cromie, R. L, Brown, M. J, Delahay, R. J, Meharg, A. A, Deacon, C, Norton, G. J, O’Brien, M. F, Pain, D. J

“…Lead is a highly toxic metal known to be an important cause of morbidity and mortality in waterbirds and terrestrial birds worldwide. The risk to birds of…”
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Lead contamination and associated disease in captive and reintroduced red kites Milvus milvus in England by Pain, D.J., Carter, I., Sainsbury, A.W., Shore, R.F., Eden, P., Taggart, M.A., Konstantinos, S., Walker, L.A., Meharg, A.A., Raab, A.

“…Since 1989, a red kite Milvus milvus reintroduction programme has been underway in the United Kingdom, with 4–6 week old nestlings brought into captivity and…”
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Catastrophic collapse of Indian white-backed Gyps bengalensis and long-billed Gyps indicus vulture populations by PRAKASH, V, PAIN, D. J, CUNNINGHAM, A. A, DONALD, P. F, PRAKASH, N, VERMA, A, GARGI, R, SIVAKUMAR, S, RAHMANI, A. R

“…In 2000, we conducted a survey to quantify the declines in the populations of Gyps bengalensis and G. indicus across India since 1990-1993. Directly comparable…”
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The distribution of arsenic in soils affected by the Aznalcóllar mine spill, SW Spain by Taggart, M.A., Carlisle, M., Pain, D.J., Williams, R., Osborn, D., Joyson, A., Meharg, A.A.

“…In April 1998, a holding lagoon containing pyrite ore processing waste, failed and released an estimated 5–6 million m 3 of metal rich sludge and acidic waters…”
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The Doñana ecological disaster: Contamination of a world heritage estuarine marsh ecosystem with acidified pyrite mine waste by Pain, D.J, Sánchez, A, Meharg, A.A

“…One of the most important bird breeding and over wintering sites in the west of Europe, the Coto Doñana, was severely impacted by the release of 5 million…”
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Mortality of globally threatened Sarus cranes Grus antigon from monocrotophos poisoning in India by Pain, D.J., Gargi, R., Cunningham, A.A., Jones, A., Prakash, V.

“…Globally threatened Sarus cranes Grus antigon are resident at Keoladeo National Park World Heritage site and the surrounding area near Bharatpur, Western…”
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Widespread exposure to lead affects the body condition of free-living whooper swans Cygnus cygnus wintering in Britain by Newth, J.L., Rees, E.C., Cromie, R.L., McDonald, R.A., Bearhop, S., Pain, D.J., Norton, G.J., Deacon, C., Hilton, G.M.

“…Lead poisoning, through the ingestion of spent lead gunshot, is an established cause of morbidity and mortality in waterbirds globally, but the thresholds at…”
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Arsenic levels in the soils and macrophytes of the ‘Entremuros’ after the Aznalcóllar mine spill by Taggart, M.A., Carlisle, M., Pain, D.J., Williams, R., Green, D., Osborn, D., Meharg, A.A.

“…In April 1998, a holding lagoon containing pyrite ore processing waste rich in arsenic, failed and released 5–6 million m 3 of highly polluting sludge and…”
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Lead concentrations in birds of prey in Britain by Pain, D.J., Sears, J., Newton, I.

“…This paper reports on lead (Pb) concentrations in the livers of 424 individuals of 16 raptor species found dead and sent for analysis to the Institute of…”
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Seasonal blood lead concentrations in marsh harriers Circus aeruginosus from Charente-Maritime, France: Relationship with the hunting season by Pain, D.J., Bavoux, C., Burneleau, G.

“…This paper reports on lead contamination in marsh harriers Circus aeruginosus throughout the year. Blood samples were taken from pulli, fledged (first year)…”
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Contamination of Doñana food-chains after the Aznalcóllar mine disaster by Meharg, A.A, Osborn, D, Pain, D.J, Sánchez, A, Naveso, M.A

“…On 25 April 1998 part of the tailings pond dike of the Aznalcóllar Zn mine north of the Guadalquivir marshes (Doñana) in southern Spain collapsed releasing an…”
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Levels of polychlorinated biphenlyls, organochlorine pesticides, mercury and lead in relation to shell thickness in marsh harrier ( Circus aeruginosus) eggs from Charente-Maritime, France by Pain, D.J, Burneleau, G, Bavoux, C, Wyatt, C

“…The resident breeding population of marsh harriers at l'ı̂le d'Oleron, Charente-Maritime, France, has declined by more than 60% over the last decade. Breeding…”
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Safety of meloxicam to critically endangered Gyps vultures and other scavenging birds in India by Swarup, D, Patra, R.C, Prakash, V, Cuthbert, R, Das, D, Avari, P, Pain, D.J, Green, R.E, Sharma, A.K, Saini, M, Taggart, M

“…Widespread veterinary use of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac is responsible for the population collapse of three species of Gyps vulture in…”
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Lead poisoning of raptors in France and elsewhere by Pain, D J, Amiard-Triquet, C

“…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…”
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