Monona,

I have been handling unpainted sheet lead and bricks for 40 years while fabricating radiation shielding on a variety DOE, DOD, EPA, USNRC and civilian radiological and environmental projects. The only PPE required by the government was leather gloves and of course steel toe boots.

By the way, Those pickup trucks are $80,000 and use diesel fuel which is more expensive than gasoline. They are invariably 4 wheel drive although they have never been used off road by the pretend rednecks who drive them. I even saw one at the train station parking lot with an umbrella inn the gun rack.

Steel shot, as opposed to lead, has been used for hunting water fowl for many years. The lead bullets along with the expended brass are regularly collected and recycled by shooting range operators.

If that (pickup truck driver-hunter-shooter-loader) is making his own lead bullets he is exposed to lead by handling and melting the lead to mold the bullets.

As a former Soldier I can attest to the fact that we introduced lead bullets by the billions to environment worldwide during training and combat.

Now that I perform environmental soil remediation (on DOD sites) I am making a bit of money while correcting these issues.

I always look forward to your Emails they are both entertaining and informative.

Jim Keating