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Lead weights continue to be widely used in diving: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_weighting_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_weighting_system (
by aix1 4y ago
Lead weights continue to be widely used in diving: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_weighting_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_weighting_system (there's a section on materials and toxicity).
- halfdan 4y agoThey are, but as a diver I will never touch them unless they look in proper shape and are the types wrapped in some other material. Some fishy dive centers will have the old style raw lead blocks..
- kevin_thibedeau 4y agoYou breath TEL whenever you go near an airport. That's a far more pressing concern than incidental exposure through contact. If that's your threshold you may as well isolate from zinc and copper too.
- elihu 4y agoThat generally applies to small airports. Single-engine planes often use leaded gas, but the big jets don't.
- postalrat 4y agoYour risking your live going under water but are afraid of some lead?
- fy20 4y agoIn fishing too, although they are starting to be banned in some areas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing_sinker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing_sinker