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Re:Australians Scour Desert for Dangerous Radioactive Capsul... by defrost on Sunday January 29, 2023 @06:45PM (#34574035)
Not particularly if it's dry and sealed in, however ..

In a rising damp, wall wicking water scenario the lead may be leached out from the paint and transported to, say, food being grown near house.

The US had long term issues from lead in the water (being ingested) so there's a similar danger here if the lead isn't stable on the wall behind sealing layers.

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Re:Australians Scour Desert for Dangerous Radioactive Capsul... by hammock on Sunday January 29, 2023 @09:59PM (#34575344)
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Re:Australians Scour Desert for Dangerous Radioactive Capsul... by defrost on Sunday January 29, 2023 @10:36PM (#34575503)
For Flint, Michigan [1] (the recent times big news event) and other cities it was lead from pipes:

    Officials failed to apply corrosion inhibitors to the water, which resulted in lead from aging pipes leaching into the water supply, exposing around 100,000 residents to elevated lead levels.
ie. Lead leached by water from a lead source (be that paint, pipes, or gasoline particulate residue)

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_water_crisis

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