There would be no chemical lead contamination in a game animal killed with a lead bullet.
This is a stupid study by a bunch of “challenged” individuals called epidemiologists who will come up with some statistical method to prove whatever result they want. Most of the ones I know are flaming libs and tree huggers. They love Bambi.
There is one paper that I am aware of where a bullet was left in the synovial fluid of a large joint which resulted in lead poisoning. It was hypothesized that the hyaluronic acid in the synovial fluid decreased the pH just enough to increase the solubility of the lead and increase its normal absorption rate from none to a little.
This is a stupid study by a bunch of “challenged” individuals called epidemiologists who will come up with some statistical method to prove whatever result they want. Most of the ones I know are flaming libs and tree huggers. They love Bambi.
There is one paper that I am aware of where a bullet was left in the synovial fluid of a large joint which resulted in lead poisoning. It was hypothesized that the hyaluronic acid in the synovial fluid decreased the pH just enough to increase the solubility of the lead and increase its normal absorption rate from none to a little.
Metallic lead slowly oxidizes in the presence of air, and sulfur and nitrogen lead compounds also are easily made. Lead in the body very slowly over time is oxidized and then become soluable. Generally the rate of soution is slow enough that when there is any doubt about the safety of removing lead pellets, doctors leave them in.