Lead oxides form at room temperatures.  Much faster when heated.  Makes
dust which can become airborne quite easily.  Any significant handling
of lead should be vented and properly filtered.  Just runnin it into a
box and dumpin it back into the room can be very risky if you don't
maintain those hepa filters, carbon absorbers, etc.  You should be able
to find a whole lot of really scary stuff about lead on the internet.
Just search on "lead poisoning".  That otta get em off your back.

Regards, Russ Winslow

Six Sigma
1940 Concourse Drive
San Jose, CA  95131

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-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Ryan Chase
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 1999 6:55 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [TN] Solder Fumes


This question may have been asked before but I searched through
the archives and I couldn't find anything.

Does anyone know of any studies that have been done on the
effects of solder fumes on humans?  long or short term.

I am attempting to "quantify" the purchase of fume extraction
equipment.

What I am asking is:

What is harmful about solder fumes?
        As far as I knew, as long as the temperatures stayed below
1000 degrees that lead will not become airborne.

Is there a government requirement (OHSA or WHMIS) that limits the
exposure to these fumes?

I have already purchased and installed the extraction equipment,
now I guess I am trying to justify why I purchased the equipment.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Regards,
Ryan Chase
-----------------------
Ryan Chase
Manufacturing Engineer
GE Harris
403-214-4502
Fax 403-287-3107
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