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08 Apr 2016

On Human Health, Studies

Lead in game meat and implications for human health

Author: Prof. Angelo Moretto,Prof. Piermannuccio Mannucci

This report contains a pro veritate opinion requested by the Comitato Nazionale Caccia e Natura (Italy) regarding the possible human health implications deriving from the use of lead ammunitions in hunting, paying particular attention to the 2012 ISPRA (Italy) report.

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