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An expert committee will assess the potential health risks to Department of Defense firing range instructors and other personnel who experience recurring environmental exposures to lead at small-arms firing ranges. Information will be evaluated on recurrentlead exposures at such firing ranges, and relevant toxicological and epidemiological information on any carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic effects of exposures to lead will be evaluated. The evaluated information will include assessments by the Environmental Protection Agencyand theNational Toxicology Program. The committee will assess whether current exposure standards used at ranges are protective and will evaluate potential risk assessment options.
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Potential Health Risks to DOD Firing-Range Personnel from Recurrent Lead Exposure
Consensus Study Report
·2013
Lead is a ubiquitous metal in the environment, and its adverse effects on human health are well documented. Lead interacts at multiple cellular sites and can alter protein function in part through binding to amino acid sulfhydryl and carboxyl groups on a wide variety of structural and functional pro...
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