Lead in Household and Car Keys Makes Them Unsafe for Kids
From California Childcare Health Program (pdf):
A new study has found that there is also lead in some house and car keysFrom Gordon Research:
Many parents give keys to their children to occupy them while the parents are busy shopping or doing chores. Children then put the keys, or their hands, in their mouths, and the lead can get in their bodies. Because children often put their hands in their mouths, they can be exposed to lead many times.
After learning about the lawsuit, Bollinger, 35, grew more worried when her keys registered in the dangerous level on her home lead tester.
Lockyer said some keys leave lead on hands at a level that is up to 80 times above the 0.5 microgram per-day limit, while the average level detected on hands was about 19 times above the "no significant risk level."
"My house keys and my car keys that I use every day tested positive," Bollinger said. "I'd like to figure out how to get nonleaded keys."