AMAP Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1997-2001
Table 4.6.2. Comparison of data on birds hunted with lead shot. Greenland data are
from this study and from Johansen et al. (2001). Canadian data are from
Scheuhammer et al. (1998).
Species
Country
Sample type
Mean lead
µg/g ww
St.dev.
µg/g
% values
>0.3 µg/g
% values
>0.5 µg/g
Several
Canada
Subsample
1.4
13
11
Murre
Greenland Subsample
0.17
0.35
17
14
Murre
Greenland Whole breast
0.73
3.0
11
11
Eider
Greenland Whole breast
6.1
13
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