From:
Monona Rossol <0000030664c37427-dmarc-request**At_Symbol_Here**LISTS.PRINCETON.EDU>
Subject:
Re: [DCHAS-L] Is lead sheeting a source of lead dust? And-Chemical Exposure question...
Date:
Jul 29, 2019 17:56 UTC
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ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
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Re: [DCHAS-L] Is lead sheeting a source of lead dust? And-Chemical Exposure question...
AIHA Journal, "Potential Health Hazards from Lead Shielding," 57:1124-1126, Dec. 1996.
Just go to the AIHA site and find the issue.
And I also have a few articles showing that lead metal, lead oxide and other lead compounds skin absorb. So handling this metal or getting the dust on your skin is another significant exposure --- regardless of what the current standards say.
Monona
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From: Chainani, Edward Torres <echaina2**At_Symbol_Here**ILLINOIS.EDU>
To: DCHAS-L <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Sent: Mon, Jul 29, 2019 11:48 am
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Is lead sheeting a source of lead dust? And-Chemical Exposure question...
Monona and Ralph,
I am interested in the article and study on lead exposure from stacking of lead bricks. Can you send links? Thank you!
Regards,
Ed
Edward Chainani, Ph.D.
Safety Engineer
College of Engineering Office of Facilities and Safety
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1308 W Green St
"Safety is a dynamic non-event; we have to work very hard so nothing will happen." -James Reason
From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
On Behalf Of Monona Rossol
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2019 2:03 PM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Is lead sheeting a source of lead dust? And-Chemical Exposure question...
I sent Margaret a short article I wrote about the study that data on lead exposure from stacking the lead bricks, but having read these posts let me emphasize two
points.
1. That same study found the lead wipe samples in the storage area from 10 to 450 ug/ft2 and the OSHA definition of failure to do proper housekeeping in the OSHA
lead standard is 200 ug/ft2.
2. The assumption that only the corroded and oxidized lead was shedding was found not to be true. Freshly cleaned surfaces also shed lead particles.
