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Young, pregnant urged to take blood tests for lead after Notre-Dame fire
- londons_explore 7y agoIt was my impression that because the boiling point of lead is so high, and the vapour pressure so low, that airborne lead is unlikely even in a big fire. Am I mistaken, or are there other mechanisms at play here?
- gus_massa 7y agoI'm not sure, and it's strange that this is the first time I read about the recommendation. But for a comparison, many years ago it was usual to add a compound with lead to the gasoline and it was almost banned because it was toxic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraethyllead https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraethyllead . I'm not sure that the comparison is relevant here.