Wes wrote:
"John R. Carroll" wrote:

So, painting the weights wasn't cost effective?


How would painting the weights prevent them from being ground up and
dissolved into the water table?
That, apparently, is what happens and is why the EU, Korea, Japan
and others have banned them.

Ground up? Recycled yes.

Smelters and flaking lead paint seems like a major source.

http://www.urisa.org/Journal/protect...th%20pages.pdf



"Estimates show that 500,000 pounds of lead is released into California's
environment annually from wheel weights that fall off of vehicles. Lead from
wheel weights can also be tracked into people's homes, especially those who
live near busy streets. Wheel weights can be made of other materials (for
example, steel and zinc), and lead has been banned in wheel weights in the
European Union since 2005."

http://cehca.nonprofitsoapbox.com/st...settlement.pdf



I wonder how long it will take for RoHS type laws to outlaw bullets?

Were #500,000 of lead to end up in the water supply here the same way wheel
weights do, the problem won't be bullets affecting the drinking water.

California is an important agricultural resource for the US, Wes. We export
billions of dollars of food every year so water quality is important to us.

--
John R. Carroll