Thread: Lead Contamination In Game Meat

Originally Posted by Average-Lad

Awesome to see someone do a scientifically backed experiment. I've had this question come up a few times and feel alot more informed now thanks!

One X-ray doth not an experiment make. Be careful of technology disguised as science.

@kotuku, I’m curious how many of these patients were off the older generation where they grew up in an environment in which they were exposed to lead on a regular basis. For example lead/copper water pipes, lead based paints eg. stripping and repainting furniture/ houses etc. Back a generation or two lead was everywhere and health & safety wasn’t even a phrase. Fair enough you got to see some grim effects on human health, lord knows we have enough health problems, but I think society these days is too wrapped up in cotton wool and paranoid about every potential health problem that they just don’t buckle down and just get on with life.

Originally Posted by woods223

@kotuku, I’m curious how many of these patients were off the older generation where they grew up in an environment in which they were exposed to lead on a regular basis. For example lead/copper water pipes, lead based paints eg. stripping and repainting furniture/ houses etc. Back a generation or two lead was everywhere and health & safety wasn’t even a phrase. Fair enough you got to see some grim effects on human health, lord knows we have enough health problems, but I think society these days is too wrapped up in cotton wool and paranoid about every potential health problem that they just don’t buckle down and just get on with life.

Lead based paint was certainly an issue. Toddlers are known for chewing stuff and cotts were often painted with lead paint. That's worst scenario.
Didn't know NZ had lead water pipe. USA did, so did Rome. Lol

Children are by far most at risk, that's one of the reasons they banned lead in pencils yonks ago.

Vapours, because of their size are most dangerous, hence lots of ventilation when casting. Especially if you do a lot of it.

But the consumption by an adult of a few #7 pellets every year will amount to zilch. Simply put its about the dose. Take a couple of panadol and it helps you, take a box it will fuk your liver. Lead isn't that much different. But 0 is best.
If your worried go to your Dr once a year and get a blood test. Our health is very important, but some of this stuff is drama queen territory.

Life is full of risks.

Originally Posted by woods223

@kotuku, I’m curious how many of these patients were off the older generation where they grew up in an environment in which they were exposed to lead on a regular basis. For example lead/copper water pipes, lead based paints eg. stripping and repainting furniture/ houses etc. Back a generation or two lead was everywhere and health & safety wasn’t even a phrase. Fair enough you got to see some grim effects on human health, lord knows we have enough health problems, but I think society these days is too wrapped up in cotton wool and paranoid about every potential health problem that they just don’t buckle down and just get on with life.

The lot -as i said I spent 50yrs at the mental health frontline.of course there were many like this but such was the lifestyle of that time ,it wasnt till later the causative links were established.The ability of social media to whip people into a frenzy of fear has a lot to do with it these days.

Originally Posted by Bol Tackshin

One X-ray doth not an experiment make. Be careful of technology disguised as science.

100%. By no means take what we have done here as the be all and end all. Im hoping to shortly repeat the same process again, but have the whole carcass xrayd. The vet also suggested they could do another test next time that will be able to tell the difference between what is lead and what is copper. So that should be interesting.