TexasCHLforum.com

Rob72 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 16, 2019 9:38 am

philip964 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 16, 2019 1:13 am https://www.click2houston.com/news/loca ... cials-say/

They are saying 40 to 60 people decontaminated.

They are saying pints now.

They are saying poured now in three locations.

They are saying criminal investigation.

Glad it wasn’t lake Houston. ( our water supply )

A couple of pints in Lake Houston would be inconsequential, despite the EPAs spasms. Heavy metals (lead, mercury, thallium, etc.,) are cumulative toxins, and it takes comparatively large exposures over comparatively long periods of time to have any measurable effect.

Rob, although brief exposure to heavy metals may be inconsequential for some persons, there are those who have significant allergic reactions to heavy metals, and exposure like this could be damaging to health, and possibly even life-threatening (perhaps due to cumulative exposure in the past). My wife has significant allergies to mercury, which made dental replacement surgery necessary a dozen years ago, and we would certainly want to avoid this type of exposure. For some, the reaction to heavy metals can be similar to those with peanut allergies (if not so rapid).