When I read this stuff I wonder how many times I have crimped lead split shots in my teeth, or bit on a lead cast net sinker to hold it while casting the net out? melted lead for toy soldiers or sinkers and jig heads or as a kid played with broken thermometer mercury rubbing it on pennies in my bare hands to make the pennies shine like dimes. I have never had any symptoms of problems from either of these metals after 65 yrs. How many thousands of people have I met here in the US or around the world on business yet never met one who had lead or mercury poisoning.
Steve W. Please excuse the "rant"