Archaeometallurgical Analysis of Lead Weights and Sling Bullets from Seleucid Tell Iẓṭabba: More on Lead Origin in Seleucid Palestine

Royal women in Seleucid period

Lead contamination in shooting range soils from abrasion of lead bullets and subsequent weathering.

Contamination of shooting range soils from the use of Pb bullets is under increasing scrutiny. Past research on Pb contamination of shooting ranges has focused on weathering reactions of Pb bullets in soil. The objective of this study was to determine the significance of abrasion of Pb bullets in contributing to soil Pb contamination. This was accomplished by firing a known mass of bullets into...

Blood lead, ethnic origin, and lead exposure.

A survey of blood lead concentrations is reported in a group of 199 young Walsall children (3-6 years of age). The geometric mean blood lead concentration was 0.47 mumol/l (range 0.2-1.6 mumol/l). There were no significant differences in blood lead concentrations between groups of children with different ages, sex, ethnic origin, or environment.

Lead poisoning due to bullets lodged in the human body

With the increased violence and use of firearms in Colombia, we may see more cases of lead poisoning in our environment, and must be prepared to diagnose and treat them. Subtle signs and symptoms as unexplained anemia, gastro-intestinal discomfort and abdominal cramps, as well as severe signs such as changes in behavior and neurological status, nephropathy, and unexplained death, may be associa...

More Lead Stars ⋆

The standard model for the operation of the s-process in asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars predicts that low-metallicity ([Fe/H] < ∼ − 1) AGB stars should exhibit large overabundances of Pb and Bi as compared to other s-elements. The discovery of the first three such 'lead stars' (defined as stars enriched in s-elements with [Pb/hs] > ∼ 1, hs being any of Ba, La or Ce) among CH stars has been...