Lead Danger?

[Harbo]

Found this on the LN web:

Proposition 65 Notice: Bronze and brass alloys contain lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects, or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.

Is this a Real Danger or just our American cousins being over cautious?

Rod

 

[PowerTool]

Being over-cautious - proposition 65 covers the State of California right-to-know;we know prolonged exposure to lead paint is not good for you - in the same way,this is just advising you of "best practice" to reduce any risk.

Andrew (Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor)

 

[matt]

Reminds me of an episode of "This Old House" (US prog). The old house had lead paint so they had to call in a special team who were completely covered in bubbles to deal with it (strip back to bare wood).

Meanwhile, in the UK...

Oooooh, do be careful if you're preparing material that has been painted before 1960. It could contain lead.

I'm not one to take chances with this sorta stuff. Too many horror stories X years down the line. However, it does seem that all the legislation causes more confusion than clarity for the consumer.

 

[DangerousDave]

Absolute pile of pants. Unless you're going to file a bit off and breathe it in. Lead is a cumulative poison, i.e. if you're exposed to small amounts over long periods it builds up inside you until harmful levels are reached. I would not be worrying about lead metal bound up in an alloy. Unless you like to lick your planes every day Joking aside though, lead compounds are scheduled poisons and are required to be labelled as such... Comments about birth defects/cancer etc.. are usually derived from observations of high dose animal studies (e.g LD50 studies).

 

[John. B]

When I was a boy, most of the water pipes were of lead, and other than suffering a bad back like 70% of the population I have no health problems.
Another modern day; musn't do that it's harmful :roll:

John.B

 

[Ironballs]

Watch a programme like American Hotrod and see them lead filling imperfections in the bodywork. Melt it on in great sticks, smear it around and then file it off!

Mind you Greg LeMond's cycling career was cut short as a result of heavy a chest full of buckshot that was causing his muscles problems when under extreme stress - like when you're in the middle of the Tour de France

 

[TheTiddles]

I'm afriad it's true... you should not eat lead.

 

[Woodmagnet]

Note to self............Do not chew pencils in the workshop. :lol:

 

[Benchwayze]

Note to self............Do not chew pencils in the workshop. :lol:

My pencil 'leads' are graphite. But you knew that!

They taste funny, but I don't know if graphite is poisonous. Let's just say it's not a food!

And now I recently decided to use only lead primer for my oil paintings.

I have had my Three Score and Ten anyhow, but I will mask-up before sanding my primed canvases!

 

[bugbear]

When I was a boy, most of the water pipes were of lead, and other than suffering a bad back like 70% of the population I have no health problems.
Another modern day; musn't do that it's harmful :roll:

John.B

http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/de ... &tid=10943

BugBear

 

[Jake]

When I was a boy, most of the water pipes were of lead, and other than suffering a bad back like 70% of the population I have no health problems.
Another modern day; musn't do that it's harmful :roll:

John.B

http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/de ... &tid=10943

BugBear

Whether and how dangerous lead pipes are depends largely on how hard or soft the water is.

 

[kenf]

Eating lead puts on weight. But it helps you swim downwards faster.

I still have some lead pipes in my house, but we have hard water and the pipes are well lined now

 

[big soft moose]

Unless you like to lick your planes every day .

what about when the collectors on here (you know who you are) have to kiss them good night

 

[Digit]

Yes BSM, I think they should hand them over to us for their own safety!

Roy.

 

[p111dom]

It has the same thing written on the boxes of my DMT diamond stones about Nickel.

 

[DangerousDave]

...what about when the collectors on here (you know who you are) have to kiss them good night

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[DangerousDave]

Dom, you often find that powerful sensitizers like nickel compounds are carcinogenic as well in prolonged exposure. I would worry more about nickel than I would lead, although I imagine the nickel in your diamond stones would be part of an alloy, much the same risk as nickel in jewelry (skin rash, sensitization etc...).
Same advice applies; don't lick your diamond stone