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Lead (Pb) in Bald and Golden Eagles from 38 United States, USA, 2010-2018

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2010
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2018

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Slabe, V.A., Anderson, J.T., Millsap, B.A., Cooper, J.L., Harmata, A.R., Restani, M., Crandall, R.H., Bodenstein, B., Bloom, P.H., Booms, T., Buchweitz, J., Culver, R., Dickerson, K., Domenech, R., Dominguez-Villegas, E., Driscoll, D., Smith, B.W., Lockhart, M.J., McRuer, D., Miller, T.A., Ortiz, P.A., Rogers, K., Schwarz, M., Turley, N., Woodbridge, B., Finkelstein, M.E., Triana, C.A., DeSorbo, C.R., and Katzner, T.E., 2022, Lead (Pb) in Bald and Golden Eagles from 38 United States, USA, 2010-2018: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9BXIY3B.

Summary

We evaluated lead poisoning in bald and golden eagles during all seasons of the year and from states in each of the four major flyways throughout the continental USA.

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Pb_Eagle_Blood.csv 38.66 KB text/csv
Pb_Eagle_Feather.csv 846 Bytes text/csv
Pb_Eagle_Femur.csv 25.39 KB text/csv
Pb_Eagle_Liver.csv 28.62 KB text/csv

Purpose

Lead poisoning occurs worldwide in populations of predatory birds, but exposure rates and population impacts are known only from regional studies. We used these data to evaluate lead exposure of bald and golden eagles from across North America.

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  • Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC)
  • USGS Data Release Products

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9BXIY3B

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