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Thus, most lead-based fishing sinkers have been outlawed in the United Kingdom (under 1 oz weight), Canada, and some states in the United States. Lead based fishing sinkers are banned in all of US and Canadian National Parks. [5] These bans have motivated the use of various other materials in sinkers. Steel, brass, and bismuth sinkers have been ...
Other threats to wildlife include lead paint, sediment from lead mines and smelters, and lead weights from fishing lines. [313] Lead in some fishing gear has been banned in several countries. [57] The critically endangered California condor has also been affected by lead poisoning.
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California environmental groups are urging a federal court to intervene amid a "dramatic increase" in the deaths of threatened steelhead trout at pumps operated by state and federal water managers.
A new order by the Department of Natural Resources will require hunters to use nontoxic ammunition in 56 Scientific and Natural Areas (SNAs) where hunting is allowed. The order signed June 27 by ...
The use of lead has been banned in water systems since 1986, and most water pipes are now made of copper or plastic. Both Pasco and Richland public works departments have sent letters to residents.
The ordinary plain sinker is traditionally made of lead. It can be practically any shape, and is often shaped round like a pipe-stem, with a swelling in the middle. However, the use of smaller lead based fishing sinkers has now been banned in the UK, Canada and some states in the US, [4] since lead can cause toxic lead poisoning if ingested
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