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Can the body rid itself of lead after lead exposure?

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Witgh difficulty: It has been shown in animal experiments that a supplement of vitamin b1 enables the animal to excrete lead. This has not been done in human experiments but it carries wifh it no danger. The common medicine for this is edta.

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Answered 3/26/2013

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