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Lead dissolves in acid. Since most soils are on the alkaline side, the lead is essentially inert.

Soil with a pH above 7.0 would have a small solubility coefficient, but soil is never terribly acidic unless there has been some sort of toxic spill.

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Thanks and I saw the correction. So if a bird or small mammal, fish, etc. ingests lead will it remain inert as it passes through the alimentary canal or is retained as with birds?