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Everyone has things they are passionate about. One of my things is lead safety for small children. I promised a list of things that contain lead so after searching on my computer I found the list I compiled about 4 years ago.
For some of these things, like christmas lights, after contact just wash your hands and your childs hands because of lead dust residue. Preferably the things listed below a child should not come into contact with.
When selecting childrens toys for Christmas just be aware that even if you are picking out wooden toys some of these things can be varnished with a lead -containing product. If a child needs something to suck on, I highly reccomend stainless steel items like a spoon because stainless has aantibacterial properties or silver like a teething rattle. There is a reason these were made not just for decor. And in general just ahve your child wash there hands before eating anything!
HOUSEHOLD
paint (almost any house build before mid 1970's can have lead paint)
radiators (old, repainted)
bath tubs
garden hoses
brass faucets (older or imported)
plumbing pipes - you can easily get your water tested, in older houses run water for up to a minute and use cold water.
curtains (lead weights)
antique furniture (varnish and stain)
mini blinds (prior tp 1997)
toys (painted with lead-based paint or varnished with a lead-containing product.)
HOBBIES:
art supplies
exercise equipment(ankle weights and wrist weights)
fishing equipment
welding
working on old cars with old paint
shooting guns at a shooting range (bullets contain lead and so when shot the lead dust is in the air and surrounding soil.)
FOODS:
mexican candy
imported food in cans made with lead solder
wine (lead capsules)
spices (sold by weight)
MEDICINE:
folk remedies from Latin America
Some Asian herbal remedies
ENVIRONMENT:
Your proximity to a freeway or lead-heavy industry is important because the lead these sources have put into the air over time is likely to have ended up contaminating the soil nearby
HOLIDAY DECORATIONS:
xmas tree lights
Like nearly all appliance cords, most strings of Christmas tree lights are coated with plastic that contains lead. The amount of lead varies widely, and it's hard to say how dangerous it might be. To be safe, don't let your child handle the lights.
atificial xmas tree (old or from China)
halloween customes
OTHER:
magazines
newspapers
ac adapters
make up and hair producs (Morgans Pomade - it is a hair product that contains lead)
certain candles (metal-cored wicks put unsafe amounts of lead into the air when you burn them, so stick to candles with paper or cotton wicks.)
brass keys - never let teething children suck on keys!
lead crystal drinking glasses or containers
pottery with lead glaze
jewelry (especially from vending machines) or targeted to young children - especialy those found at DOllar type stores
playground equipment
