Monona Rossol on sat 22 mar 97
SHaron wrote;
> I didn't know about the vanadium being bad stuff for food - would
> another stain (say like naples yellow) eliminate this problem? Or do all
> yellow stains have vanadium?<
Switching from vanadium to lead antimonate is not exactly a step up.
There are some iron yellows that are nice and safe. Bright yellows though
are usually based on stuff like cadmium, vanadium, antimony compounds, or
praseodymium compounds. Not much is known about the toxicity of
praseodymium.
Monona Rossol, industrial hygienist
Arts, Crafts and Theater Safety
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