Hello fellow LeadFree-ers,

I have done some asking of some people and done some web surfing and have
not found any specific information that addresses a couple of questions I
have. I have gone to: www.leadfree.org and www.lead-free.org.

I am curious as to the current status of the EC directive that proposed to
ban lead by 2004. I had heard within the last couple of months that it had
been delayed. Is this true? And if so, to when?

Also, I have heard that Japan has begun lead free production. Has any
information on its results been published anywhere? I am curious what
methods and practices have been employed to tackle this issue and if there
has been any significant life studies done and published.

Thanks in advance!

Richard Hamilton
Clemar Mfg. / Rain Bird
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