Half of US population exposed to adverse lead levels in early childhood

Re:Half of US population exposed to adverse lead levels in e... by JoeAltmaier on Saturday March 19, 2022 @04:50PM (#30737482)

Makes 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!

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Re:Half of US population exposed to adverse lead levels in e... by spdegabrielle on Saturday March 19, 2022 @04:53PM (#30737492)

I can’t find the reference but I’m pretty sure the majority of childhood lead exposure was via leaded fuel in cars.

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Re:Half of US population exposed to adverse lead levels in e... by narag on Saturday March 19, 2022 @05:01PM (#30737555)

In the 70s I made a pair of barbells melting 15 kg of the pipes that were replaced. Definitely fun!

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