Maybe we should ask if you touch your wife then? ;-)
I think car batteries are actually the most recycled consumer item,
more than 99% are recycled. I agree most of the harmful lead came from
leaded petrol in cars, lead pipes, and paint. Solder seams in cans
poisoned a few people, but electronics solder was never a health
hazard for us.
However when I do see where our electronic junk ends up now, in Asia
and Africa, and how it is treated there, I suffer the leadfree solder
gladly, and quietly.
Until we get our act together and treat our waste properly the least
we can do is make it as non-toxic as possible.
Did you know there is statistical evidence that the phasing out of
leaded petrol and paint caused a subsequent drop in crime in the
following decades?
ST
On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 5:37 PM, Malcolm Parker-Lisberg
mparkerlisberg@... [Homebrew_PCBs]
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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> Stefan
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> " Do you also prepare your food without touching? ;-) "
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> I don't prepare the food, the wife does that.... :~)
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> I do think there is a lot of fuss and over emphasis of what is an insignificant problem. Keep lead away from developing youngster certainly. But most of the lead on the planet that can cause polution came from and is still in cars..... Lead acid batteries.
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> Malcolm
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