Roger Allen
Active Member
someone mentioned the lead oxide coating on lead in another forum so instead of hyjacking it into something it's not I figured ask you guys here
Now some lead will develop this lead oxide finish when storing the ingots outside where they can get moisture. I heard this stuff is typically way more dangerous to handle compared to clean lead or fresh cast lead
My question is "how much more dangerous"?
My normal habits may be to poor for my own good. I usually handle this stuff w my bare hands and wash my hands three times after I'm done doing what I'm doing. I thought that lead didn't really go through your skin because skin is a poor medium for absorption compared to nostrils, mouth, eyes, cuts. Should I change my ways before I seriously screw myself up or is skin still too poor of a medium of transfer for lead oxide
Now some lead will develop this lead oxide finish when storing the ingots outside where they can get moisture. I heard this stuff is typically way more dangerous to handle compared to clean lead or fresh cast lead
My question is "how much more dangerous"?
My normal habits may be to poor for my own good. I usually handle this stuff w my bare hands and wash my hands three times after I'm done doing what I'm doing. I thought that lead didn't really go through your skin because skin is a poor medium for absorption compared to nostrils, mouth, eyes, cuts. Should I change my ways before I seriously screw myself up or is skin still too poor of a medium of transfer for lead oxide