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Moderate burden — Decorated Vintage Glassware adds a moderate, reducible exposure.
Enamelled or painted drinking glasses and dishes.
Each driver rated 0 (none) to 10 (worst)
Evidence strength: moderate · Detox Score = 100 − hazard×4.6 − exposure×3.4 − persistence×2.6, clamped 1–100.
A Detox Score of 49 places decorated vintage glassware in the Moderate band. The chemical-hazard rating is what drives the score down. Analytical work published in Science of the Total Environment found lead and cadmium in the enamelled decoration on a large share of drinking glasses tested, including new items. The glass itself is inert — the concern is the exterior paint, especially where it meets the rim.
Decorated Vintage Glassware has a Detox Score of 49 out of 100 (Moderate burden), which means it adds a moderate, reducible exposure. Analytical work published in Science of the Total Environment found lead and cadmium in the enamelled decoration on a large share of drinking glasses tested, including new items. The glass itself is inert — the concern is the exterior paint, especially where it meets the rim.
A lower-exposure swap for decorated vintage glassware is: Undecorated plain glass, or keep painted pieces for display only. Analytical work published in Science of the Total Environment found lead and cadmium in the enamelled decoration on a large share of drinking glasses tested, including new items. The glass itself is inert — the concern is the exterior paint, especially where it meets the rim.