In this article we propose that in some cases the high concentrations of soil heavy metal attributed to human activity can be detected at a regional level. While the immense majority of European agricultural land can be considered adequately safe for food production, an estimated...
Shooting ranges must follow stringend regulations in terms safety and environmental protection. This is not always the case because they are operated by amateurs. All shooting ranges that allow the use of lead-free bullets must improve the rebound protection and protect the installations on the...
The sport of shooting are carried in facilities of limited size and often large amounts of lead fall on small areas. Managers are required to take care of collecting any material/waste, including lead. For “risk analysis” would be very useful to further investigate, also in...
The investigation showed that the lead in the stop butt did not affect the surroundings, but that the high lead content of the soil would require that this be treated as waste if the facility was abandoned. Download Full Study...