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Keep Your Lungs Clean with 3M Respiratory Protection

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Respirator Cartridge: 3M 6001 Organic Vapor Respirator Cartridge

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“The health hazards associated with painting and drawing have been known since Bernardino Ramazzini described such illnesses in 1713.  Working safely can involve changes in how you select your art materials and how you handle them.”

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bernardino-Ramazzini

https://ehs.princeton.edu/book/export/html/334#:~:text=Inhalation%20of%20pastel%20dusts%20is,and%20are%20suspect%20human%20carcinogens).

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Video presentation starts at (17:48)

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Capture hoods: Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV)

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Learn about the fascinating story behind lead by listening to Chemistry World’s ‘Chemistry in its element’ podcast

Chemistry in its element: lead

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(pant repair) with David Lynch 

https://images.homedepot-static.com/catalog/pdfImages/41/41a40fd8-77a4-46a2-861e-4d401771d3bb.pdf

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The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards Native Application (mNPG) is a useful resource for workers, employers, and occupational safety and health professionals.

NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards Mobile Application

The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards Native Application (mNPG) is a useful resource for workers, employers, and occupational safety and health professionals.  The mNPG is a database of workplace chemical information including exposure limits, chemical/physical properties, personal protective equipment, respirators, and first aid. The mNPG is customizable and easy to use.

The mNPG Features:

Search by chemical name, trade name or synonym, DOT number and CAS number

Save chemical records as favorites for later use

Customize how you view chemical data

Review chemical records for physical properties, health hazards, first aid, respirator and personal protective equipment recommendations and regulatory information

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pg 188 from “The Artist’s Complete Health & Safety Guide” by Monona Rossol

Plastics & Adhesives, Chapter 13

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Our team of experts has selected the best respirators out of hundreds of models. Don't buy a respirator before reading these reviews.

https://bestreviews.com/health-wellness/medical-supplies/best-respirators

Q. What does NIOSH mean?

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Q. How do I know if I need a respirator with a chemical cartridge or a particulate filter?

A. A good rule of thumb is that if you're working with dusts, mists, fumes, or molds, you'll need a particulate filter. If you're working with gases or vapors, you'll need a chemical cartridge.

If you're unsure which type you need, it's best to contact the manufacturer and ask if their respirator is suitable for the job you have in mind.

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Eva Hesse ~ Who Was Eva Hesse? 3 Things You Should Know About The Trailblazing Artist | Blog | American Masters | PBS

By ALL ARTS Considered one of the most important figures in postminimalism, Eva Hesse (1936-1970) ushered in a new wave of art and style while working in New York City in the late 1950s and ’60s. Hesse was a pioneer in her field and used unconventional industrial materials in her work, including rubber, latex and […]

“Her tragic death has been the subject of rumors and speculation Eva Hesse died at the age of 34, less than a year after being diagnosed with a brain tumor. She underwent numerous treatments shortly after diagnosis, including three invasive yet unsuccessful surgeries. Rumors and speculation that her tumor was caused by exposure to resin — a compound she used frequently in her work — have lingered for decades, though they remain unproven.“ 

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"Now, we know that there are a number of reasons that you may need a substitute for a particular paint in your collection. That said, cadmium yellow paints and inks have had proposed bans against them multiple times now with the most high profile one being an EU wide ban on all cadmium pigment in 2015. Although this was never actioned, there are rumblings that this may be brought back into the spotlight after high levels of cadmium have been found in water supplies in both Europe and North America making more people look for a substitute."

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Book recommendation: “The New Oil Painting: Your Essential Guide to Materials & Safe Practices” by Kimberly Brooks

https://www.kimberlybrooks.com/2021/05/newoilpaintingbook

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Understanding how the chemicals in our materials affect us is important in order to protect our health and the health of those around us. 

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“Nevermind that each of us is constantly enveloped in a haze of our own skin flakes and disintegrating clothing. In addition to that cloud, each match we strike, each light we flick, and each mile we drive causes more dust to rise into the air. Taken in global quantities, our personal puffs of planet-sized consequences.“ 

-Hannah Holmes author of The Secret Life of Dust: From the Cosmos to the Kitchen Counter, the Big Consequences of little Things

https://www.c-span.org/video/?166325-1/the-secret-life-dust

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-holmes/the-secret-life-of-dust/

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Introduction & Chapter 1: The World in a Grain of Dust

“Every breath you take brings 150,000 to 1 million specks—depending on the grubbiness of your environment—into circulation in your lungs. Many will wash out on the tide of exhalation, but not a lot of those industrial dusts, or asbestos dust, or quartz dust—all of which stay to kill you. “

https://www.c-span.org/video/?166325-1/the-secret-life-dust

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hannah-holmes/the-secret-life-of-dust/

(recommended reading)