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Chicago has the most lead pipes in the nation

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102 points Brajeshwar | 4 comments | 31 Aug 25 01:27 UTC | HN request time: 0.618s | source
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keepamovin ◴[03 Sep 25 06:01 UTC] No.45112662[source]▶
Lead leads to above normal hostility and aggression. Lead paint, lead petrol, lead pipes - all must go. And maybe some kind of protection at shooting ranges?

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6068756/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10393136/

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SapporoChris ◴[03 Sep 25 12:10 UTC] No.45114787[source]▶
Adequate ventilation will reduce the lead exposure. There are alternatives to using lead for bullets which would eliminate the exposure.
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keepamovin ◴[03 Sep 25 13:17 UTC] No.45115395[source]▶
Nice. What are the bullet alternatives?
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jerlam ◴[03 Sep 25 16:20 UTC] No.45117564[source]▶
And shotguns are often required to use steel or some other non-toxic shot instead of lead shot, when they are used for hunting due to contamination.
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1. keepamovin ◴[03 Sep 25 16:23 UTC] No.45117610[source]▶
That’s big. Absolute must for health
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2. wahern ◴[03 Sep 25 17:34 UTC] No.45118451[source]▶
Except primers have lead, dusting your hands and face with lead, which I wouldn't be surprised if worse than ingesting some lead shot. And it's far more difficult to find ammunition with lead-free primer than lead free bullets.
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3. keepamovin ◴[03 Sep 25 19:03 UTC] No.45119332[source]▶
Railguns, lasers and lightsabers it is then.
4. kayfox ◴[04 Sep 25 00:08 UTC] No.45121841[source]▶
There are lead free primers, they are slightly less reliable, but they are out there and a lot of the "eco" ammunition has them.