[Greenbuilding] Lead contamination in older porcelainest, Vol 11, Issue 41
Chris Green
pojeros at telus.net
Thu May 31 19:22:14 CDT 2007
JAY WALSH wrote:
> The threat of lead contamination from older porcelain, and porcelain fixtures,
> including bathtubs, is quite real.
Thanks for the reminder. It may come as shock to you--it certainly was
to me when I learned it--but some of the bright yellow enamels found on
various old glazed ceramics got its' colour from one of the Uranium oxides.
Cheers,
Chris Green.
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