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My mother still has old uranium glassware in her home. Not really sure if it's dangerous or not but it's pretty cool to see in person.
by supermw 8y ago
My mother still has old uranium glassware in her home. Not really sure if it's dangerous or not but it's pretty cool to see in person.
- darkpuma 8y agoRadiologically, Uranium glass is virtually harmless. However I believe Uranium glass often contains a lot of lead as well, similar to the lead crystal glassware a lot of people own. Lead crystal glass is mostly harmless but not totally harmless, if you leave anything alcoholic or acidic in it long enough, it will leach a significant amount of lead. Used briefly on occasion it's not really a big deal.
- lostlogin 8y agoIt’s important to down the drink fast to reduce the risk of poisoning?
- darkpuma 8y agoIt's not quite that serious. It's fine to serve yourself with a lead crystal but you shouldn't be storing wine in a lead crystal decanter or something like that. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_glass#Safety https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_glass#Safety