Lead pollution from hunting ammunition in Argentina and current state of lead shot replacement efforts

Autor: Andrea Caselli, Hebe del Valle Ferreyra, Marcela Uhart, Marcelo Romano, Martin Santiago, Silvia Alzuagaray, Ayelén Muchiutti
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Ambio
ISSN: 1654-7209
0044-7447
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-019-01178-x
Popis: 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. Fil: Uhart, Marcela María. University of California; Estados Unidos Fil: Ferreyra, Hebe del Valle. Universidad Nacional de Villa María; Argentina Fil: Romano, Marcelo. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Cs.exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra, Biodiversidad y Ambiente. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Cordoba. Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra, Biodiversidad y Ambiente.; Argentina Fil: Muchiutti, Ayelén. No especifíca; Fil: Alzuagaray, María Silvia. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires; Argentina Fil: Santiago, Martin Alejo. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Caselli, Elsa Andrea. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires; Argentina
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