Title page for E-project-030107-110020

Project Type MQP

Submission date 2007-03-01

Authors
Amanda N McCullough, BIO
Amanda Jordan Tarbet, BIO

URN E-project-030107-110020

Sponsor Tufts Wildlife Clinic

Title Post-Mortem Pb Detection in Birds

Advisor
Rulfs, Jill, BB

Availability unrestricted

Abstract
One objective of this study was to determine the accuracy of the LeadCare174 System in testing the lead (Pb) content of post-mortem body fluids in birds. Birds brought to the Tufts Wildlife Clinic that died or were euthanized were frozen then thawed before necropsy. Post-mortem fluid tests were comparable to pre-mortem blood samples. Another objective was to compile the Pb levels of all patients tested from 2002-2006. Elevated Pb levels were detected in species not typically associated with Pb exposure.

Files
pb_post-mortem_mqp.pdf

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Project Type	MQP
Submission date	2007-03-01
Authors	Amanda N McCullough, BIO Amanda Jordan Tarbet, BIO
URN	E-project-030107-110020
Sponsor	Tufts Wildlife Clinic
Title	Post-Mortem Pb Detection in Birds
Advisor	Rulfs, Jill, BB
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract One objective of this study was to determine the accuracy of the LeadCare174 System in testing the lead (Pb) content of post-mortem body fluids in birds. Birds brought to the Tufts Wildlife Clinic that died or were euthanized were frozen then thawed before necropsy. Post-mortem fluid tests were comparable to pre-mortem blood samples. Another objective was to compile the Pb levels of all patients tested from 2002-2006. Elevated Pb levels were detected in species not typically associated with Pb exposure.
Files	pb_post-mortem_mqp.pdf