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You most certainly can. Screen doors are the first point of access to your home and is always touched. Most people also look through them, bringing their face in near contact. If the screen door is painted with a lead based paint, you may be inadvertently ingesting and absorbing lead. However, it's rare to hear of painted screen doors, it may happen. Lead Paint is no longer manufactured but there are still cans out there.
Lead paint is easy to detect by it's appearance when it chips. Look for tiny little flakes, paint chips in larger sections, and there may appear to be dust on the paint. If the paint begins to chip or is old, the dust and chips can be ingested or inhaled. This is dangerous.
You should replace the screen door. Proper disposal is required. You can be cited with improperal disposal of hazardous waste. Very, very, costly.
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Can you get lead poisoning from touching the door knob?
It would be unusual to get lead poisoning from touching a door knob. In theory, if the door knob had been painted with a paint that contains lead, and if the paint was now flaking off and gets onto your hand, and if you fail to wash your hands before eating, and you get flakes of lead based paint into your food and eat it, then yes, you could get lead poisoning.
Who first had lead poisoning?
There is some evidence that ancient, prehistoric peoples who smelted lead and tin suffered from lead poisoning.
Can a mechanical pencil give you lead poisoning?
Due to the fact that most pencil lead is graphite, you can't get lead poisoning. :)
Can you get lead poisoning from lead flashing?
yes
What's Lead poisoning?
When a person ingests or breathes in too much lead for their body to naturally process, they are at risk for lead poisoning.
What causes lead poisoning?
When a person ingests or breathes in too much lead for their body to naturally process, they are at risk for lead poisoning.
Can lead kill you?
Yes it can, you can die from lead poisoning from lead.
How does lead poisoning affect children?
lead poisoning in a child can lead to learning disabilities, behavioral problems, and even mental retardation. At very high levels, lead poisoning can cause seizures, coma, and even death.
Can you get lead poisoning from galena?
no
Is ink poisoning more dangerous that lead poisoning?
Ink Poisoning is not more dangerous than lead poisoning though they are equally dangerous. They both occur with long exposure to ink or lead. They are generally not fatal but have damaging effects on the body if not dealt with.
Can you get lead poisoning from a spoon?
Lead is illegal in silverware
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