Thank you purseluvah91 for clarifying your statement. The link you provided allude to industrial brass applications found in public works and plumbing projects prior to 1997 to increase machineability at a low cost. 8% lead pipes are no longer used in modern builds and most city bylaws require retrofitting of older homes to remain compliant.
Since brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, any trace of lead found in commercial products are considered impurities at less than 0.7%. In the alloy, lead is not found in its elemental form thus it cannot be extracted through acid for ingestion or ground to dust for inhalation. Even if it is found by X-ray fluorescense, it doesn’t mean there is any bioavailability (absorption into circulation in the bloodstream to cause any averse affects). Your doctor can do a blood test to determine if you have been exposed to heavy metals and are at risk of poisoning. Chipped lead paint is more dangerous to your kids than a brass key or playing in the backyard where naturally formed elemental lead can be found in the soil (earth’s crust)
So to purse lovers on TPF, I hope you all can enjoy your purses with peace of mind! or perhaps now that is the unpopular opinion now, hehe I dunno
P. S. I do not know Tamara or the methodology that she used, but if she is serious, she should submit her work to be peer reviewed. The results need to be replicated and analyzed to determine potential bioavailability. Anectodal evidence cannot trigger policy changes. Both the EPA and FDA accepts submissions from the public fyi.
Since brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, any trace of lead found in commercial products are considered impurities at less than 0.7%. In the alloy, lead is not found in its elemental form thus it cannot be extracted through acid for ingestion or ground to dust for inhalation. Even if it is found by X-ray fluorescense, it doesn’t mean there is any bioavailability (absorption into circulation in the bloodstream to cause any averse affects). Your doctor can do a blood test to determine if you have been exposed to heavy metals and are at risk of poisoning. Chipped lead paint is more dangerous to your kids than a brass key or playing in the backyard where naturally formed elemental lead can be found in the soil (earth’s crust)
So to purse lovers on TPF, I hope you all can enjoy your purses with peace of mind! or perhaps now that is the unpopular opinion now, hehe I dunno
P. S. I do not know Tamara or the methodology that she used, but if she is serious, she should submit her work to be peer reviewed. The results need to be replicated and analyzed to determine potential bioavailability. Anectodal evidence cannot trigger policy changes. Both the EPA and FDA accepts submissions from the public fyi.
even if many may consider it as quirky, non-classic, etc.
