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Lead is used everywhere. Not in paint anymore but you can buy lead weights at hardware stores. Don't grind it up and put it in your muni water supply, but it's
by carabiner 3y ago
Lead is used everywhere. Not in paint anymore but you can buy lead weights at hardware stores. Don't grind it up and put it in your muni water supply, but it's a household substance that is harmful if ingested, like many others.
- geph2021 3y agoanother example, you can still buy lead based solder, even at a local hardware store.
- lazide 3y agoAlso lead acid batteries which have ~ 50 lbs of lead sulfide in them (which also releases toxic gas if melted!)
- pfdietz 3y agoSulfate, perhaps.
- tehnub 3y agoIs lead based solder not standard? (I've never soldered.)
- pubby 3y agoBoth lead solder and lead-free solder are commonplace. Lead is standard in aerospace and military applications, while lead-free is standard in most products sold in the EU.
- marcosdumay 3y ago> you can buy lead weights at hardware stores Those are often bismuth weights.