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Date Issued
2013Author
Bellinger, David C.Burger, Joanna
Cade, Tom J.
Cory-Slechta, Deborah A.
Finkelstein, Myra
Hu, Howard
Kosnett, Michael
Landrigan, Philip J.
Lanphear, Bruce
Pokras, Mark A.
Redig, Patrick T.
Rideout, Bruce
Silbergeld, Ellen
Wright, Robert
Smith, Donald R.
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Environmental Health PerspectivesVolume
121Issue
6Start page
a178End page
a179
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http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/1306945/Abstract
...No rational deliberation about the use of lead-based ammunition can ignore the overwhelming evidence for the toxic effects of lead, or that the discharge of lead bullets and shot into the environment poses significant risks of lead exposure to humans and wildlife. Given the availability of non-lead ammunition for shooting and hunting (Thomas 2013), the use of lead-based ammunition that introduces lead into the environment can be reduced and eventually eliminated. This seems to be a reasonable and equitable action to protect the health of humans and wildlife....Type
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EHP is an open-access journal published with support from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health. All content is public domain unless otherwise noted.ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1289/ehp.1306945
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