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  <dc:contributor>J. M. Scott</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>O. H. Pattee</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>M. R. Smith</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>B-U. Meyburg</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>R.D. Chancellor</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>P.H. Bloom</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>1989</dc:date>
  <dc:description>Blood samples were taken from 66 golden eagles from June 1985 to January 1986 and analyzed for their lead content.  Thirty-nine percent had blood lead levels greater than 0.2 ppm, indicating exposure to environmental lead.  Within the exposed group, 3 had blood levels exceeding 0.6 ppm and one exceeded 1.0 ppm.  These data suggest that lead, probably in the form of shot, bullets, or bullet fragments, poses a hazard to scavenging birds within the range of the California condor.</dc:description>
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  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Lead contamination of golden eagles Aquila chrysaetos within the range of the California condor Gymnogyps californianus</dc:title>
  <dc:type>chapter</dc:type>
</oai_dc:dc>