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Table 3 Lead intake for five sherds representative of experimentally measured Pb etching rates: acid etched Pb in µg Pb cm⁻² day⁻¹; acid etched Pb in µg per 30 min; and weekly consumption of Pb in µg per week⁻¹

From: Release of lead from Renaissance lead-glazed ceramics from southern Denmark and northern Germany: implications from acetic acid etching experiments

Site	Type	Lab No.	Acid etched Pb	Acid etched Pb	Weekly intake Pb
Site	Type	Lab No.	µg Pb cm⁻² d⁻¹	µg Pb per 30 min	µg Pb week⁻¹
Rødskebølle	Dish	KLR-6839	1.62	6.0	42
Trøjborg	Dish	KLR-2287	12.7	46.9	328
Sønderborg	Dish	KLR-2308	26.1	96.3	674
Husum	Dish	KLR-2305	61.8	228	1596
Grøngaard	Dish	KLR-2281	3714	13,698	95,888

Calculations are based on food with a 15 cm diameter served once a day that remained on the dish for 30 min

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