Lead is a neurotoxin

and poisonous to us, wildlife
and our environment

Removing lead from our environment

will protect protect us and wildlife
from lead poisoning

Play your part by making the switch

to lead free ammunition and
fishing sinkers

The South African Lead Task Team was established…

due to increasing awareness of lead’s harm to humans, wildlife and the environment. The South African Lead Task Team was formed in 2019, as part of the National Wildlife Poisoning Prevention Working Group.

The Lead Task Team aims to explore potential strategies for addressing the unregulated use of lead, create awareness around the use and effects of lead, as well as develop frameworks and regulations to reduce the presence of lead in the environment and meat that humans consume.

Lead poisoning among humans and scavenging wildlife is a growing concern

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Although lead has been eliminated from many sources, like paint and petrol, it can still be found in:

Lead Ammunition

Sample text….and the environment, the South African Lead Task Team was formed in 2019, as part of the National Wildlife Poisoning Prevention Working Group

Fishing Sinkers

Sample text….and the environment, the South African Lead Task Team was formed in 2019, as part of the National Wildlife Poisoning Prevention Working Group

Cooking Pots

Sample text….and the environment, the South African Lead Task Team was formed in 2019, as part of the National Wildlife Poisoning Prevention Working Group

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