BLOOD LEAD LEVELS OF WILD RACCOONS (PROCYON-LOTOR) FROM THE EASTERN UNITED-STATES

Authors
HAMIR AN GALLIGAN DT EBEL JG MANZELL KL RUPPRECHT CE
Citation
An. Hamir et al., BLOOD LEAD LEVELS OF WILD RACCOONS (PROCYON-LOTOR) FROM THE EASTERN UNITED-STATES, Journal of wildlife diseases, 30(1), 1994, pp. 115-118
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of wildlife diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
00903558
Volume
30
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
115 - 118
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-3558(1994)30:1<115:BLLOWR>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
We analyzed 161 raccoon (Procyon lotor) blood samples obtained from Ne w Jersey (n = 109), rural Pennsylvania (n = 29) and laboratory confine d animals (n = 23) in the USA for lead content; we found significantly higher levels in the New Jersey raccoons (mean = 4.4 mu g/dl, SE = 2. 9). There was no difference between the lead levels of raccoons from t he other two groups (mean = 2.6, SE = 0.5 and mean = 2.5, SE = 0, resp ectively).