Re: Lead in mini-blinds :-(

[Guest guest]

Obviously any exposure is not good. My understanding is that these blinds

constantly shed a light dusting of lead, especially when opened and closed

again.

My NT son lived in our house for about 6 months before I tested our blinds.

Like you, they all contained lead. We immediately removed them and got rid of

them. I had my son tested, and he did not have a high level of lead.

I would move forward and begin chelation. I don't think he probably got a heavy

dose of lead from these blinds. Did you open and close them daily? I would be

more concerned if this had been happening. However, there's no telling how long

they were in the house and how often the previous owner used them.

FYI - If you can't afford good blinds, and can only use plastic, just be sure

they aren't mfg'd overseas.

a

[Guest guest]

Silly question but where do I get a lead testing kit-- any particular

kind that I need for this? We have a few plastic mini blinds--one in

Ethan's room.

W

> Six months ago, we moved into a house that has a lot of plastic

mini-

> blinds in it. I had been meaning to test them for lead but just

> hadn't gotten around to getting the test kits. Well, I finally got

> the kits and the blinds clearly have lead!

[Guest guest]

> > Six months ago, we moved into a house that has a lot of plastic

> mini-

> > blinds in it. I had been meaning to test them for lead but just

> > hadn't gotten around to getting the test kits. Well, I finally

got

> > the kits and the blinds clearly have lead!

[Guest guest]

--- In , pjand3kids <pjand3kids@j...>

wrote:

> Obviously any exposure is not good. My understanding is that these

blinds constantly shed a light dusting of lead, especially when

opened and closed again.

>

> My NT son lived in our house for about 6 months before I tested our

blinds. Like you, they all contained lead. We immediately removed

them and got rid of them. I had my son tested, and he did not have a

high level of lead.

>

> I would move forward and begin chelation. I don't think he

probably got a heavy dose of lead from these blinds. Did you open

and close them daily? I would be more concerned if this had been

happening. However, there's no telling how long they were in the

house and how often the previous owner used them.

Thanks for your reply, a. No, we did not open and close them a

lot. My big concern is the blinds that were in our kitchen. We have

a big bay window where the kitchen table sits. The bench to our

table sits right up next to the large window and pressed right

against these blinds :-(. I know, my dd has messed with these blinds

and then eaten.

I took the blinds in the kitchen down last night and wiped everything

down really well. I'm going to take down the ones in the kids' rooms

tomorrow while they are at their gradmother's house. I guess I'll

just wipe clean all around the windows and then vacuum? Not sure how

to reduce exposure while taking these things down. Any advice?

Thanks!

Peace and grace,

Sally, mom to

Tom, 7yo dx AS but on the road to recovery

Ben, 5yo NT by the grace of God

Gracie, 2yo NT and unvaccinated

>

> FYI - If you can't afford good blinds, and can only use plastic,

just be sure they aren't mfg'd overseas.

>

> a

[Guest guest]

Some HFS also carry them and possibly the local health dept. SFrom: sam_hsmom

[mailto: redmiller@...] @...: Fri,

03 Jan 2003 00:58:13 -0000Subject: [ ] Re: Lead in mini-blinds

:-( & gt; Silly question

but where do I get a lead testing kit-- any particular & gt; kind that I need for

this? We have a few plastic mini blinds--one in & gt; Ethan's room. & gt; & gt;

W

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/3/2003 7:34:43 AM Central Standard Time,

pjand3kids@... writes:

> I guess I'll just wipe clean all around the windows and then vacuum? Not

> sure how to reduce exposure while taking these things down. Any advice?

>

I think if you got a spray bottle and misted the whole area slightly, this

would cause less dust to be distributed through the air. Then you can wipe

down the entire area after removing the blinds. Certainly wear a face mask

while removing blinds to protect yourself. Also when you dust.......only use

damp rag and rinse often.......to dust with anything short of a damp cloth is

only going to resdistribute it.......good luck

Also, dampening the area is something they do when removing abestos to keep

it from getting in the air. I think the same principle would apply here as

well.

If you are really paranoid about dust escaping.......then you could stick a

towel under the bathroom door, tape around the door with tape and then

mist.......remove and place in trashbag and then wipe down entire room

miniblinds are in.

[Guest guest]

What are good blinds?

Are any companies/materials better than other?

Thank you,

Vera

--- In , pjand3kids <pjand3kids@j...>

wrote:

> Obviously any exposure is not good. My understanding is that these

blinds constantly shed a light dusting of lead, especially when opened

and closed again.

>

> My NT son lived in our house for about 6 months before I tested our

blinds. Like you, they all contained lead. We immediately removed

them and got rid of them. I had my son tested, and he did not have a

high level of lead.

>

> I would move forward and begin chelation. I don't think he probably

got a heavy dose of lead from these blinds. Did you open and close

them daily? I would be more concerned if this had been happening.

However, there's no telling how long they were in the house and how

often the previous owner used them.

>

> FYI - If you can't afford good blinds, and can only use plastic,

just be sure they aren't mfg'd overseas.

>

> a