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From: jc@mit-athena.UUCP (John Chambers)
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Subject: Re: Re: Milk in Sudan and Ethiopia
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Date: Mon, 18-Mar-85 12:06:13 EST
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> 
> >          ... On the other hand, the Cubans brought with them ammunition,
> > which has lots of minerals and is in fact quite filling.
> 
> Which can cause instantaneous lead poisoning.

Not necessarily.  Several Americal states, as well as many European 
countries, have been banning lead shot because of serious problems
with lead poisoning.  It seems most of the lead shot used by duck
hunters falls into the marshes, and the bottom-feeding ducks ingest
a lot of it.  I recall a few years back at Horicon Marsh (Wisconsin)
there was a report that around 15% of the local ducks showed visible
symptoms of lead poisoning.  The lead shot is being replaced mostly 
by steel, and sometimes by (dense) plastics.  

If the Cubans use steel bullets, there might well be a decrease of 
iron-deficiency diseases in Ethiopia.

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			John Chambers [...!decvax!mit-athena]

If you're not part of the solution, then you're part of the precipitate.