Lead is a particularly nasty substance, once it gets into the
environment because it is difficult to remove and
can find its way into our bodies in numerous ways. The negative
effects on the neurological system, including
the brain, are long-term and irreversible. In the past, lead has
found its way into the environment from the lead
in gasoline, paint, dust and soil containing lead, drinking water
(from lead pipes and solder), incinerated print
and paper products and lead batteries, to name just a few. By one
account, 32% of the children in LA are
lead-poisoned. Maine and other states have passed laws to ban the use
of lead weights for fishing due to the
effect on bird populations (like Loons) that tend to ingest the
weights. You can make light of the situation
and joke around about not eating your balance weights but this is not
really something to disregard. Brain
damage is not funny, even if you are talking about Congress and the
present Administration.
Tod
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