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We've managed to get rid of lead from petrol, lead from paint and most uses. but we still use lead ammunition and shoot it into wild animals and the environment. when a lot of lead gun shot falls into the environment it can then be eaten by wildfowl and terrestrial birds and cause lead poisoning. to eliminate lead from game that's sold in butchers and supermarkets for us to eat, nine uk countryside and shooting organizations pledged last year to phase out lead ammunition. their commitment — within five years to replace all lead shot with non—toxic alternatives. ok, i think this is going to...

After shooting and countryside organisations promised to phase out lead shot through a voluntary ban. but scientists say, so far, it's had no detectable effect. our science correspondent, victoria gill, reports. in the long tradition of hunting game birds, the ammunition fired from shotguns is primarily made of lead. and, for decades, evidence has been building about the harm that this highly toxic metal can do. we've managed to get rid of lead from petrol, lead from paint and most uses. but we still use lead ammunition and shoot it into wild animals and the environment. when a lot of lead gun...

Of lead from petrol, lead from paint and most uses. but we still use lead ammunition and shoot it into wild animals and the environment. when a lot of lead gun shot falls into the environment it can then be eaten by wildfowl and terrestrial birds and cause lead poisoning. to eliminate lead from game that's sold in butchers and supermarkets for us to eat, nine uk countryside and shooting organizations pledged last year to phase out lead ammunition. their commitment — within five years to replace all lead shot with non—toxic alternatives. ok, i think this is going to be a piece of shot here....

Hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak. coming up on tonight's programme...