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Death
 lead crystal poisoning




Date: Sat, 4 May 1996 17:53:50 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Ian A. York" <iayork@panix.com>

T. Lead leaches from lead crystal decanters into drinks; is not good

for you.

Zuckerman MA.
Lead exposure from lead crystal [letter; Lancet. 337(8740):550, 1991 Mar 2.

de Leacy EA.
Lead-crystal decanters--a health risk? [letter]. Medical Journal of Australia. 147(11-12):622, 1987 Dec 7-21.

Biddle GN.
Toxicology of lead: primer for analytical chemists. Journal - Association of Official Analytical Chemists. 65(4):947-52, 1982

"Excluding occupational exposure, the general population receives almost 70% of its total exposure to Pb from food. Other important sources of exposure include drinking water and air; minor sources include tobacco products, decorative glassware, and other types of food utensils.


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