Sometimes I wonder if tomorrow's lead will be
today's
mercury--that is, schools will be closed for three days
because some child brought in a fishing sinker to show and tell..
That day is close, lead fishing weights are banned in some states
because waterfowl, especially Loons, were being killed off from
ingesting lead weights while foraging on the bottom of lakes.
Maybe I'm too old to deliver a modern opinion on
how much
exposure is safe.
Heck, I still miss carbon tet and zinc chromate.
I miss DDT.