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Posted by Eric Gisin on 11/08/07 00:57
"Arny Krueger" <arnyk@hotpop.com> wrote in message
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> "Eric Gisin" <gisin@uniserve.com> wrote in message
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>> "Rita Ä Berkowitz" <ritaberk2O04 @aol.com> wrote in
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>>> Igor wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm all for showing a healthy skepticism towards
>>>> environmentalists and the government, but in this case,
>>>> I really don't see what the problem is. It's just a set
>>>> of guidelines for disposing of CRTs.
>>>
>>> Try taking a CRT to the landfill. Better yet, try
>>> taking a 40' shipping container of them for disposal and
>>> you'll see what brick wall you run into. It's easier and
>>> more economical shipping them to China.
>> As if PbO glass is toxic! People have been eating on it
>> for 2500 years.
>
> Some think that the Romans sort of chemically lobotomized themselves with their high-lead
> environment.
>
> Put some acidic juice or wine in a heavily leaded glass container and store it for a while.
>
> http://www.health.state.ny.us/environmental/lead/handbook/phc2.htm
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> "Leaded crystal glassware may leach lead into food or beverages. The FDA recommend avoiding the
> use of leaded crystal glassware to store foods and beverages for extended periods of time."
"may leach" means they didn't bother to test it at all.
One could check 2000+ year old lead glass for signs of etching.
The real problem was pewter, a lead-zinc allow used for storing food.
The lead water pipes were not a problem if the water was slightly hard.
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