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Old May 25th 04, 10:43 AM
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Lead glass dust



Is glass dust from 45 % lead glass toxic if ingested or in my
case breathing in .

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Jason

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Old May 25th 04, 12:54 PM
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Lead glass dust



Is glass dust from 45 % lead glass toxic if ingested or in my
case breathing in .

regards

Jason


Yes.



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Old May 25th 04, 09:32 PM
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Thanks for that

I normally wet polish my castings , would the glass/lead slurry
penatrade my skin and get into my bloodstream ???

thanks

On Tue, 25 May 2004 09:43:20 GMT, wrote:
Is glass dust from 45 % lead glass toxic if ingested or in my
case breathing in .


I see Moonraker already answered your question, but the lead content
shouldn't be your only concern. Prolonged exposure to glass dust can
cause silicosis:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/000134.htm


 




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