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Hazard Information from Edouard Bastarache

• Barium Carbonate, (Hazards: English and French)
• Boron (French)
• Cadmium (French)
• Chromium (French)
• Cobalt (French)
• Copper (French)
• Lead (French)
• Lithium Compounds (French)
• Manganese (French)
• Molybdenum
• Niobium (French)
• Quartz
• Stains
  Stain companies publish the ingredients (but not the proportions) of their stains. Contact the stain manufacturer for information and research these ingredients to evaluate the stain. Remember, the fact that a metallic oxide is sourced by a stain makes no difference as to whether it is soluble in a glaze.
• Stannous (Tin) Chloride (French)
• Strontium (English and French)
• Uranium (French and English)
• Vanadium (French and English)

Other Information

• Silicosis (English/ (French)
• Dioxins in Clays (English/French)
• Man-Made Fibers (English/French)
• Eye Unjuries Due to Radiation (Kilns) (English/French)
• Micro-Organisms in Clay (English/French)
• Dermatoses (English/French)

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