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A bit of clarification that was something that didn't occur to me immediately from the title: The article is that half of the living US population was exposed
by Teknoman117 5y ago
A bit of clarification that was something that didn't occur to me immediately from the title:
The article is that half of the living US population was exposed to adverse lead levels as a child, not that half of US children today are exposed to adverse lead levels.
- JoeAltmaier 5y agoMakes sense. We had it lying around when I was a kid (in the 1960's). We used to make impressions in clay with ordinary objects then fire up the shop gas torch, melt lead chunks in a forge pot, and pour it into our clay molds! It cooled in seconds, you could break the clay and have a lead toy. Fun!
- spdegabrielle 5y agoI can’t find the reference but I’m pretty sure the majority of childhood lead exposure was via leaded fuel in cars.
- narag 5y agoIn the 70s I made a pair of barbells melting 15 kg of the pipes that were replaced. Definitely fun!