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Perhaps, but is generally accepted that as long as you aren’t soldering at ludicrous temperatures, the quantities are very small.
by gjsman-1000 3y ago
Perhaps, but is generally accepted that as long as you aren’t soldering at ludicrous temperatures, the quantities are very small.
- ip26 3y agoOn the other hand, we keep finding deleterious effects from smaller and smaller lead exposure levels.
- tristor 3y agoWhen I was taking electronics training, my soldering instructor told me most of the lead exposure was that people used to lick the tip of their soldering iron before starting heating it up, and this exposed them to lead. Now most people don't do that, but older solderers are a little... off, if you've ever met any. Rosin flux fumes are also bad and you should definitely be working under a fume hood if you do any significant amounts of soldering, even at home.
- rolandog 3y agoWell, we thought the same thing about aluminum [0]. [0]: https://hero.epa.gov/hero/index.cfm/reference/details/reference_id/518577 https://hero.epa.gov/hero/index.cfm/reference/details/refere... "Exposure, bioavailability, distribution and excretion of aluminum and its toxicological relevance to humans"