Elevated Levels Of Heavy Metals Found Rolling Papers...
Looking at NORMAL this afternoon i ran across the article following. Heavy metals as you know are not good to ingest through any delivery system. So i decided to to bring the article over in hopes of giving it additional exposure. Marie, MI: Consumers’ use of certain brands of commercially available rolling papers may result in heavy metal exposure, according to data published in the journal of the American Chemical Society ( ACS Omega ). Researchers affiliated with Lake Superior State University’s School of Chemistry analyzed metal concentrations in 53 brands of rolling papers and paper cones. Products were purchased from four Michigan retail outlets. They included brands that are available nationally and internationally. Investigators identified elevated levels of certain metals – including copper, chromium, and vanadium – in about one-quarter of the products tested. Metals were most frequently identified in colored rolling paper products. The study’s authors concluded : “Un