Pencils and Lead Poisoning

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Can pencils really cause lead poisoning? Find out in this video.

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Matt: Hi I am Matt from Nashville and I chew my pencil all the time and until I dint get sick? Is that true? Rondell Wexler: Matt add a lot of people chew on their pencil or their pen and I suspect your question has to do with the lead that everybody talks about that’s in a pencil which is actually silicon graphite. It’s toxic if inhaled soon as your burning your pencil and breathing it in, there is no side effects are I am aware with regards stomach problems.
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