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Something new I learned this week: anti-fouling (boat) paints do not have ANY limits on their lead content. In fact, historically, red lead primer was used on them, which contains… wait for it… a whopping 80% lead! Yeah so remember how we all thought lead paint was banned? Well, surprise! That’s was only residential paints. Boat paints have still been allowed to be lead paint all this time.…

I was chatting with a friend about her high power bill. I asked if maybe her water cylinder was set too high… Friend: Yes! It’s so hot the kids can just use the hot water straight from the tap to cook their nood—- Me: Whoa wait, what?! Nooo you gotta stop that. This is what I told her… Don’t consume the water from the hot tap. Two reasons:…

Windows like these are one way my son was poisoned by lead. I didn’t know at the time but have since learned that pure lead (like in the cames of leadlight and stained glass windows) create extreme amounts of lead dust. No movement or touching is required. It just rains down onto windowsills, curtains, carpets, whatever is within a metre of them. I’ve seen people with these above…

It’s that time of year again, when people start complaining about their dogs being terrorised by fireworks. But there’s actually another reason everyone should be upset about fireworks: They are terrible for air quality- full of metals and carcinogens, creating hazardous air pollution that contributes to lifelong health problems. And yes, they can contain lead too. A 2020 New Zealand study on the matter has some concerning results.…

School holidays! I hope you are enjoying (or at least surviving) them! Seems like a good time to talk about lead in tourist attractions. Our family has taken very few holidays, but when we have I’ve spotted some seriously leaded things. Sometimes I’ve said something, sometimes not. I’m curious if you guys have experienced this too? What have you seen that’s shocked you? I’ll start. Rotorua’s Paradise Valley…

Link to more info here: https://www.dailysabah.com/life/health/lead-poisoning-linked-to-5m-annual-deaths-in-shocking-study?fbclid=IwAR3pwVZS3zoiBiGYENt0X6-bKodVFRALx3siZNJ1KGYmbjtPZwLXYpAX5tY