Lead Toxicity in Mute Swans
LEAD TOXICITY IN MUTE SWANS Cygnus olor (Gmelin). By JOHN O'HALLORAN A thesis submitted to the National University of Ireland in candidature for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy September 1987
LEAD TOXICITY IN MUTE SWANS
Cygnus olor (Gmelin).
By
JOHN O'HALLORAN
A thesis submitted to the National University of Ireland
in candidature for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
September 1987
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Table.I.<br />
Location and number of live birds blood sampled and corpses collected from<br />
October 1984 to April 1987.<br />
Location<br />
Irish Grid<br />
Reference<br />
No. Live birds<br />
Blood sampled<br />
No. Corpses<br />
exam<strong>in</strong>ed<br />
Sources of lead<br />
contam<strong>in</strong>ation<br />
Cork Lough<br />
W665704<br />
870<br />
41<br />
High *<br />
organo-lead<br />
and angl<strong>in</strong>g lead<br />
Shoot<strong>in</strong>g 100 years<br />
ago.<br />
Lough Neagh<br />
H901661<br />
0<br />
49<br />
Low organo-lead<br />
claypigeon<br />
shoot<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Antrim Road<br />
JJeJ. t.::is t:<br />
J32577.5<br />
16<br />
3<br />
High organo-JeRd<br />
C111gl<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> ll1 c<br />
catchment of swans<br />
Galway<br />
M297249<br />
13<br />
0<br />
High organo-lead<br />
Shannun L
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