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. 2012 Dec 19;7(12):e51978. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051978

Table 2. Percentage and number (N) of bald eagle samples in four exposure categories captured between November – January in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA from 2005–07, 2009–10.

Background Sub-ClinicalExposure ClinicalExposure AcuteExposure
<10 ug/dL 10–59 ug/dL 60–100 ug/dL >100 ug/dL
Nestlings 100 (8) 0 0 0
All non-nestlings 7 (5) 60 (44) 14 (10) 19 (14)
 Non-Hunting Season 22 (4) 78 (14) 0 0
 Hunting Season 2 (1) 55 (30) 18 (10) 25 (14)

Blood lead levels <10 µg/dL = background, 10–59 µg/dL = exposed, 60–99 µg/dL = clinically affected, and >100 = acute lead exposure (guidelines based on Redig 1984 and Kelly et al. 2011).