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Whats my risk of exposure to lead from improperly made glass or stainless steel?

• londons_explore 3y ago
  Stainless steel could easily contain quite some ppm of lead. Metals are frequently recycled, and hard to separate. Glass could also contain lead in contaminants - but actual metallic lead won't end up in the finished product - but lead oxides might well. Having said that... There are probably many devices in your house or supply chain which deliberately contain lead in double digit percentages. Worry about those before worrying about contamination.
  • bobmaxup 3y ago
    > Having said that... There are probably many devices in your house or supply chain which deliberately contain lead in double digit percentages. Worry about those before worrying about contamination. I cycled pulverized lead paint around my alveoli as a kid doing construction and used to bite lead fishing weights when I was very young to make sure they stayed on the line. Thankfully it is now stored in my skeletal system for future use by my nervous system.
• nakedneuron 3y ago
  Applied Science has made a recent episode about this topic: https://youtu.be/-cAB5FG4bXI https://youtu.be/-cAB5FG4bXI ("Measuring the amount of lead (Pb) consumed when drinking from lead crystal glassware. Is it safe?")