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-lead in electrical solder wire As pointed out by other contributors, lead in electrical solder is not a big risk with appropriate handling (i.e. wash your hand

-lead in electrical solder wire As pointed out by other contributors, lead in electrical solder is not a big risk with appropriate handling (i.e. wash your hands) I've been soldering as a hobbyist since my teens and hand had lead blood levels checked (see below) with no issue. Fumes from Rosin are a far greater risk and is a known cause of industrial asthma. A much bigger risk of lead exposure is your local rifle range, esp. down range (i.e. the backboards / target area's) Anecdotal warning TBH, but I meet a guy running an air rifle club and who also ran several other clubs up-to large bore shooting, and had been diagnosed with lead poisoning. He was also a re-loader, but blamed down range exposure.

grkvlt 10y ago
> A much bigger risk of lead exposure is your local rifle range, esp. down range (i.e. the backboards / target area's) I would guess instantly fatal levels of exposure, if you hang around at the target area during a shoot...
- soundwave106 10y ago
  There is that. :) But is true that the CDC lists shooting firearms (target shooting) as the #1 non-occupational source of elevated blood lead levels. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6025a2.htm#tab http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6025a2.htm#tab (It is certainly preventable with proper procedure -- https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2009-136/pdfs/2009-136.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2009-136/pdfs/2009-136.pdf -- but I guess some operators are not aware of the risks, unfortunately.) Lead in solder doesn't even make the CDC's table.