Much of the information you mentioned (with hard
figures) has already been compiled. I believe there is an IPC document
which covers most of these that was prepared back in 1993 when similar
leigslation to ban Pb in electronics was proposed in the US Senate. That
proposal eventually went away, but it was obviously a large concern at the
time.
Rob Schetty
Shipley Ronal
Freeport, NY USA
Hello all
Since we are involved in the
European projects concerning the recycling of electronic equipment we are
also involved in the legislation process concerning the removal of lead.
Now, this legislation is so far set down in draft PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE
ON WASTE FROM ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ( Art 4.4 ) . However,
there is the faint possibility to exempt lead in solder joints from the ban
if explicitly declared in an annex ( Annex III ) to the law. To bring lead
in solder joints into this annex we need facts ( Numbers ). Preferably
publications, reports of official bodies etc.:
- Dissolution of lead
/ leaking into the environment in dumps due to rainwater, running water or
other environmental influences
- Comparison of the consumption of
lead in solder joints to other applications such as building, ammunition,
batteries ,alloys
- Amount of lead used ( in tons ) and possible
substitutes and their availability
- Expected impact on the
manufacturing of electronic equipment.
Best
regards
Guenter
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