Copper and zinc content in wild game shot with lead or non-lead ammunition - implications for consumer health protection.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to examine the contamination of game meat with copper and zinc and establish whether the use of alternative (non-lead) ammunition can lead to higher or unsafe levels of copper and zinc in the meat of roe deer, wild boar and red deer. The research project "Safety of game meat obtained through hunting" (LEMISI) was conducted in Germany with the purpose of examining the entry of lead as well as copper and zinc into the meat of hunted game when using either lead or non-lead ammunition. The outcome of this study shows that the usage of both lead-based ammunition and alternative non-lead ammunition results in the entry of copper and zinc into the edible parts of the game. Using non-lead ammunition does not entail dangerously elevated levels of copper and zinc, so replac

SUBMITTER: Schlichting D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5608235 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature