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Urgent need to better understand impact of lead exposure in wild mammals – study

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Experts have warned that more needs to be done to understand the extent of harmful lead exposure in wild mammals after a study revealed how widespread it is among species across the planet.

Wildlife population health experts at Nottingham Trent University analysed almost 200 previous studies spanning more than 60 years and 35 countries to better understand the scale of the problem.

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