Uncollecting: What to do with old leaded crystal
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Comments (2)Most likely has lead in it....because without some lead content, it's just glass! But not likely 20% lead...or that would have been stated. You are fine for short term storage....like a few days.....and I sure wouldn't hesitate to use it for serving brand after dinner or sherry before. But it's not good to store liquor long term in lead glass. Linda c...See MoreOld Houses, Lead and Young Kids - What should we do?
Comments (63)@Laura Hoefer seems like your situation is not as bad as ours in terms of exposure. We didn't know about the windows and my kid's bed was right by them. He got exposed a lot with all the opening and closing. Plus the age doesn't help - he still puts everything in his mouth. If you decide to strip them yourself, I would advise to take a class on lead safety. That being said seems like it's a very complicated process and it might make the situation worse. There are some sealing paints for lead, but you'll still have to scrape the peeling paint off, which is dangerous. I'm going to strip only the 1st floor windows as it gets warmer (they are 8 ft tall so super expensive to replace), but we decided to replace the rest. Restoring is even more expensive if a professional is hired. Have you tried using professional lead cleaning products for lead to mop the floors? Maybe this will help reduce the exposure for your kids. It's all so scary. I'm scared that my kid will be permanently brain-damaged due to all of this :(...See MoreLead Paint and Pregnant Wife in Old House
Comments (28)so, lead. it is toxic and we all know it is toxic and has long-term effects. there is no arguing about that. the most typical pathway is ingestion. generally, i am relatively unconcerned about adults living in a house with lead paint. adults don't eat off the floor or chew windowsills. they do, perhaps, pick up some object off the floor and then eat without washing their hands first. also, if there is a garden close to your house, where chips would fall in it. but, adults are big and developed and this amount of exposure typically isn't such a big deal. Science has shown us that low-levels of lead exposure in pregnant women that wouldn't be a big deal otherwise can cause some neurological defects. Nothing obvious like a third arm, but something less obvious like a learning problem later in life. Or maybe the IQ is 125 instead of 130. But, as adults, if we are aware of a potential risk we can avoid that risk. A pregnant woman living in a house with lead paint chips or lead paint on contact surfaces (door jambs, etc) should wash her hands frequently, particularly before eating. Vacuum more frequently than usual and frequently vacuum around window sills and doors. If you exercise some caution, I don't see any reason to replace the windows and trim because you have a pregnant person in the house. But by the time that baby becomes mobile, you do want to make sure that the lead issue has been taken care of. How you do this is up to you. You can have the windows replaced by a reputable contractor that follows lead-safe practices (this basically means they use a bunch of plastic sheeting) or you can start with the worst offenders and fix them yourself. If you do this, you want to make sure your work area is isolated and that you aren't making things worse by tracking paint chips and lead dust around. I'm really not going to get into how to do the work yourself, but focus on the doors and windows you use the most....See Morecrystal decanter and lead?
Comments (14)I hope that everyone keeps in mind that the liquid you are storing in those crystal decanters could kill you and at least one other person before tomorrow morning. The lead is not the problem. Everybody goes all Chicken Little at the mention of lead, yet completely ignores the pact with the devil that we have made by consuming alcohol. I am not--repeat, not--against alcohol. I use it myself, mostly in the form of craft beer. My only point is that we are used to alcohol and don't fear it, even though it can kill us both immediately and over the long term. According to the NIH, almost 100,000 people die in the US each year from the direct results of alcohol use (almost 10,000 by alcohol-related car crashes). You need to familiarize yourselves in the same way with all risks and be very careful of the sources you get your information from. God only knows why you are asking about this in a design forum instead of going to the NIH, CDC, FDA, etc....See MoreIdeefixe
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