House Sparrows as Sentinels of Childhood Lead Exposure
Wildlife and people share environments and therefore also share exposure to environmental toxins. William & Mary Biologist and Institute for Integrative Conservation Faculty Director, John Swaddle was part of a research team that identified “shared sources and pathways of lead exposure in sparrows and children, with strong links to contamination from local mining emissions”.
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Read the paper:
Max M. Gillings, Riccardo Ton, Tiarne Harris, John P. Swaddle, Mark Patrick Taylor, and Simon C. Griffith. 2024. "House Sparrows as Sentinels of Childhood Lead Exposure". Environmental Science & Technology, 58 (23), 10028-10040 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c00946
