Timeline for I've released a lot of lead-paint dust in our house. What to do?
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| Jun 25, 2021 at 17:38 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | @einpoklum I see what you mean, thanks. | |
| Jun 25, 2021 at 17:38 | history | edited | Harper - Reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 25, 2021 at 17:12 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | Quite right @Tim. That said, I am rather reluctant to engage against folk beliefs, "seems like it" and other such pop culture poppycock. When I hear things like "I would consider lead to be more dangerous than plutonium." ... "once the radioactive substance is removed, you recover" etc., I think a response would be futile. | |
| Jun 25, 2021 at 8:37 | comment | added | Tim | @GuntramBlohm the answer should be judged without the context of the author. We should hold experienced users to the same standards as new users. And I mean, in the extreme, perhaps Harper’s account is now being controlled by another party who found their password / is holding them at gunpoint, and wishes to share mildly hateful advice on a DIY site 😉 | |
| Jun 24, 2021 at 22:02 | comment | added | einpoklum | Tell OP to wait between the cleaning and the vacuuming, for the moisture to evaporate. | |
| Jun 24, 2021 at 7:01 | comment | added | mdfst13 | @Marquizzo I think that "Don't worry about it" "It's lead, not plutonium." is really bad advice here. I would consider lead to be more dangerous than plutonium. Plutonium 240/241 is radioactive and it's the radioactivity that kills you. But radioactivity has symptoms, and once the radioactive substance is removed, you recover. Lead causes brain damage in children. Many of the symptoms only show up over time and don't go away with the lead, as they are symptoms of damaged development rather than ongoing damage. | |
| Jun 23, 2021 at 20:23 | comment | added | user6916458 | @GuntramBlohm you're 100% right - I almost didn't bother to mention it but then the flip side is a user with that amount of rep probably does reference usually and they maybe just forgot this time! | |
| Jun 23, 2021 at 16:46 | comment | added | wizzwizz4 | @GuntramBlohm You don't get a Nobel by being Dave, but that doesn't stop Daveness from developing later. | |
| Jun 23, 2021 at 14:35 | comment | added | Guntram Blohm | @user6916458 You're right, in theory, but you don't get 183k reputation by being Dave. | |
| Jun 23, 2021 at 9:14 | comment | added | user6916458 | I know nothing about this topic - but a reference or two would be good. You might be the world's leading expect on how to manage lead paint dust, or you could be Dave from the local who'll do any job for half the price. I'm not suggesting you are Dave, but a reference to back up what you're saying let's us judge your validity and competency based on the reference! | |
| Jun 23, 2021 at 9:08 | comment | added | akwky | +1 for the "It's lead, not plutonium". Vigilance against toxic things is good, but the lingering dread to even go inside that room would be madness. | |
| Jun 23, 2021 at 5:58 | comment | added | jpa | @Marquizzo Any wet towel will catch the dust. But only a very clean towel and water will leave a clean white wall afterwards. | |
| Jun 23, 2021 at 5:01 | comment | added | M - | Thanks! What do you mean by “Very clean doesn’t matter to the lead cleanup”? | |
| Jun 23, 2021 at 2:26 | history | answered | Harper - Reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |