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Your fingers may have been coated with graphite, a common and harmless lubricant.

Make the plunge and pay for a lead test that you'll trust and then be satisfied with the results if they come back OK.

And remember that vitamin C increases excretion of lead in small furry mammals.




Ah! Interesting point. I'll probably eventually do that. It's not exactly a high priority in life right now, though. Thankfully I eat a lot of oranges. :)




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