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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) recommends that measures are needed to regulate the use of lead ammunition in terrestrial environments in addition to those proposed for wetlands. ECHA’s new report on non-wetland uses of lead in ammunition (gunshot and bullets) and in fishing weights has found sufficient evidence of risk to justify additional measures. The report concludes that measures are needed because they would:
ECHA found that the costs of replacing lead shot are limited as alternative steel shot is available, can be used in most shotguns, and is not significantly more expensive. As such, the extra costs to the individual hunter would be small.
This report is ECHA’s response to the European Commission’s request to collect information on potential risks of other uses of lead for hunting in terrains outside of wetlands, for target shooting outside of wetlands, and in sinkers and jigs for fishing.
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