Re: something a lot of people might not think about - lead, mercury in the home or work environments

[Guest guest]

Hi Live,

I was in Lowes not too long ago and I was checking out

the new energy efficiency light bulbs. These bulbs

contain mercury. Well, I dropped a pack of them and

broke them. Of course, naturally I wanted to walk away

and pretend it did not happen but I called a sales

person and told them I broke the whole pack and they

needed to dispose of them appropriately. I offered to

pay for the bulbs and they said no because they were

glad I let them know as those bulbs are a safety

hazard if not disposed properly. I was still

embarrassed I broke the bulbs though!

Jackie

--- LiveSimply <quackadillian@...> wrote:

> Just a thought. Many people on here who have had

> problems with mold,

> could also be ill from lead or mercury or arsenic,

> etc. poisoning at

> the same time.

>

> Older buildings with lead paint, wallpaper in the

> past, lead tilework

> or deteriorated enameled bathroom or kitchen

> fixtures, lead pipes,

> broken flourescent light bulb issues, etc.

>

> For that reason, its important to get tested for

> those things too.

> There is lots of medical data about them out there.

>

> Some of the issues some people have described

> recently reminded me to

> bring this up. Those kinds of tests should be the

> first things you do,

> because they are

> the 'low hanging fruit'.

>

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[Guest guest]

There is lead in wallpaper?

--- In , LiveSimply <quackadillian@...>

wrote:

>

> Older buildings with lead paint, wallpaper in the past, lead tilework

> or deteriorated enameled bathroom or kitchen fixtures, lead pipes,

> broken flourescent light bulb issues, etc.

>

[Guest guest]

There is often arsenic in old wallpaper that turns into arsine gas if

mold eats it.

If its moldy, it is very toxic. If it is deteriorating it can also

turn into dust you breathe,

Arsenic is a serious poison that causes systemic oxidative stress.

This wallpaper was common in buildings built in the 19th century.. Old

classic ns.

Carl would probably know more. The point that I was trying to make was

that one should not

assume that mold was the only toxicant in an onld building even if

your reaction to mold was pretty clear.

The existence of one poison does not in any way effect the probability

of the incidence of the others.

There might ALSO be other things there that might also be making you

sick. Lead in paint, for example, or

in bathtub enamel, or in dust inside of walls.

If you have damp basement, BACTERIA could be a serious problem. Also,

have you had all your gas-burning appliances

checked for leaking natural gas or carbon monoxide? Is the chimney

clear? Do they have sufficient supply air?

Is there any backflow when you turn on kitchen or bathroom vent fans?

Get the picture?