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From: Rob Zanussi (no email)
Date: Sun Apr 08 2007 - 22:11:54 EDT
I have to disagree with the first part of this, that being summer heat
releasing lead oxide. I have been a certified scuba diver and dive master
for over 25 yrs and have worn many pounds of lead in that time. Lots of it
has been left in the sun. I have worn it in warmer waters without the
protection of any coverage against my bare skin and have yet to suffer any
ill effects.
I do whole heartily agree with the second line. In a previous job I had to
qualify with a semi auto pistol in an indoor range in our office building.
The range had negative pressure in an attempt to keep the fine lead
particles contained inside the range. When some penny pinching management
type decided to save $160 a year and not change the filters this resulted
in the range pressurizing and spreading lead thru the entire building. This
leak first went into the men's locker room where I showered daily before work.
As a result of that, everyone who worked in the building was tested for
lead poisoning. I was negative. From that I would surmise that the wearing
and handling of bare lead in my years of scuba diving had no ill effects on
me.
Rob
At 08:41 PM 4/8/2007 -0400, Letsgosailing wrote:
>If you leave the weights as they are the heat of the summer releases lead
>oxide and it is very dangerous, causes cancer and brain damage, take every
pre-caution you
>can.
>I cast lead bullets for target practice and it is something you don't want
>to do very often.
Do you realize that in about 40 years, we'll have millions of old ladies
running around with tattoos and pierced navels?
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