Environmental lead (Pb) contamination is a persistent public health issue that prominently
impacts communities across the United States. Multimedia Pb exposure assessments are …

Due to increasing amounts of hazardous chemicals released into the environment, there is a
high demand for develo** easy and non-destructive biomonitoring tools. In a recent paper …

Endangered species recovery programs seek to restore populations to self-sustaining
levels. Nonetheless, many recovering species require continuing management to …

Lead is a highly toxic heavy metal that acts as a nonspecific poison affecting all body
systems and has no known biological requirement. Absorption of low concentrations may …

Lead (Pb) is a metabolic poison that can negatively influence biological processes, leading
to illness and mortality across a large spectrum of North American avifauna (> 120 species) …

Lead poisoning of animals due to ingestion of fragments from lead-based ammunition in
carcasses and offal of shot wildlife is acknowledged globally and raises great concerns …

Here we review mechanisms and factors influencing contaminant exposure among
terrestrial vertebrate wildlife. There exists a complex mixture of biotic and abiotic factors that …

Long-lived species are particularly susceptible to bioaccumulation of lead in bone tissues. In
this paper we gain insights into the sublethal effects of lead contamination on Egyptian …

The California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus; hereafter “condor”; Fig.) has long been
symbolic of avian conservation in the United States. Its large size, inquisitiveness, and …

The absence of well-validated biomarkers of manganese (Mn) exposure in children remains
a major obstacle for studies of Mn toxicity. We developed a hair cleaning methodology to …