Not only is lead a major source of gun club/firing range contamination, metals can also pose a contamination problem. Additional metals that may be found at firing ranges include copper, nickel, antimony, zinc, barium, cadmium and arsenic. The type and amount of munitions used at a shooting range along with the environmental setting and operational [...]
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Metals contamination
Posted by admin on February 16th, 2010
Posted in Metals
Tags: contamination, firing range, gun club, Lead, lead contamination, Metals, metals contamination
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Posted by admin on February 15th, 2010
The EPA has developed a set of Best Management Practices for gun clubs and firing ranges. Lead management practices at ranges across the United States remain inconsistent. Some range owners/operators have examined the impact of range operations on human health and the environment and have implemented procedures to manage and/or remove accumulated lead from ranges. [...]
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