Bun Bun on tue 20 may 03
With all the concern over the use of lead glazes I thought it might be a
good time to ask if any of you use clorine? Say to wash cloths, counters,
sanitize, drink. I'm sure you are all aware that clorine is a "deadly nerve
gas" that is obsorbed through the skin, (3 microns fine) from your cloths,
through the air and anywhere else you come in contact with it. I personally
do not use the stuff due to the health hazard, if you do, that is your
choice.
And then of course there are tooth fillings that have been proven to contain
mercury. Baby shots are being studied as the possible reason for the cause
of Autism. Water contamination has been extended to the fish that actually
pass ammonia and feces in the water you drink.
But most of all there are the Depleted Uranium fields caused by the armor
piercing bullets used that American and UK troops are trudging through at
this very moment. Anyone of these boys who have crawled through a hole
riddeled tank has been subjected (with government authorization) to mega
doses of "hot" uranium. I certainly hope all you people who are concerned
with health will support our troops when they come home, because the vets
medical benefits are being depleted also.
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rob on tue 20 may 03
Ah, Bun?
I eat chlorine on a regular basis. So do you. In fact, you'd die without
it. It's right there in good old fashioned table salt.
Chlorine is not a nerve gas. It is toxic, in high concentrations. So is
oxygen. So is nitrogen! Oh, my ! But I
breathe it EVRERY DAY!!!! It is, in fact, the most plentiful gas in the
atmosphere.
The point is, lead is ALWAYS dangerous. Lead does not combine strongly with
other elements to render it nontoxic (unlike chlorine). It is cumulative,
and cannot be excreted (again, unlike chlorine, which your body easily
expels). The hazards of working with lead are well known and documented.
It was known, even when mercury amalgam was the preferred choice for
fillings (it isn't anymore, unless you've got a really bad HMO), that
mercury was toxic. Every possible measure was taken to prevent heavy metal
toxicicty. BUT, there was at the time no practical alternative to amalgam
that most people could afford. So those who couldn't afford gold spent the
rest of their lives absorbing minute amounts of mercury.
Point is, lead is one of the most toxic and insidious heavy metal poisons
out there. Nobody really cares if you want to grab a spoon and eat white
lead until you're full. What people are concerned about is that other
people, who are not as conversant with the dangers of lead exposure, may
inadvertantly poison themselves or their loved ones because of YOUR actions.
Nobody says you can't use lead. But you are putting more people than
yourself at risk, and there are many people on this board who are concerned
about the ramifications of accidentally inflicting heavy metal toxicity on
your neighbors.
And since no one here knew that you live in the "Lead Belt" of Misery, it
was impossible to tell if you were versed in the risks of using lead-based
glazes. You still don't have me convinced. So you know what lead is, and
what it does...but did you know that it permenantly contaminates the bricks
of your kiln? Were you aware that your kiln emissions may contain
measurable amounts of lead?
The people on this board who have commented are worried that, like so many
others, you haven't done your homework. Since you are of the mistaken
impression that you do not use the "toxic nerve gas" chlorine, I suspect
that you didn't, and your attitude does nothing to dispose the denizens of
Clayart to charitable feelings.
Rob Van Rens
-at Pine Ridge Pottery Supply in Alexandria, VA
Incidentally, Bun-bun, are you really a switchblade-wielding rabbit? Or is
that part of the whole adolescent antagonistic misanthropic act?
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