Lead is a natural environmental contaminant, but its use in the past in water pipes, paint and petrol increased its general presence. Food is the major source of human exposure to lead. The current study examined 144,206 analytical results for lead in food collected during...
Lead occurs primarily in the inorganic form in the environment. Human exposure is mainly via food and water, with some via air, dust and soil. The current study examined lead dietary exposure in average adult consumers, infants and children. Download Full Study Download Conclusions...
This study demonstrates that little evidence exists in the literature that terrestrial bird population declines observed are from lead shot, and very low percentages of terrestrial birds are exposed to lead shot. Download Synopsis...
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...