Game birds that survive the an initial shotgun blast could be poisoned by bismuth pellets in their bodies, David Adam discovers.
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Pamphlett,R., Danscher G., Rungby, J., Stoltenberg, M. Tissue Uptake of Bismuth from Shotgun Pellets Environmental Research 82, 258 - 262 2000
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Adam, D. Toxic shot syndrome. Nature (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/news000413-7
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news000413-7