[drewd]

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Originally Posted by peranders The effects of lead posioning is pretty well documented. Why did lead dissappear in petrol/gasoline do you think?

Primarily because it damages the catalytic converters that change the carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide (although what goes into the tank has to come out the tailpipe). Nonetheless, you're right, lead is hazardous, particularly for children.

Edwood, the bulk of the fumes that come from soldering are the VOCs, not lead (although I'm sure that they're hazardous themselves). It seems to me that you are on the right track with a well ventilated area and a good filter system. Also, keep that area clean and don't let your child mess around there.

As a tangent to this thread, when I was a kid, we used to play with mercury. It was the darndest stuff! We'd push it around with our fingers and have a blast! Then we'd chow down on a sandwich and go back to playing with it. Kinda makes me shudder...of course, that could be a symptom of the mercury....

-Drew

 

[PinkFloyd]

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Originally Posted by Voodoochile Mike- did you drink a lot of water as a child by any chance? -just busting your chops, man- And PLEASE do not bump that thread, for the love of Pete.

Yep, the water was very rich in lime though so I doubt I consumed vast quantities of lead (if any) One thing I do remember about water through lead pipes is how cool the water was when it came out of the tap on a hot summers day... these plastic pipes are terrible and the water always comes through lukewarm on a hot day and the water doesn't taste nearly as good through them

 

[Voodoochile]

Furthermore, what fun would it be to play Clue if there were no lead pipes?

"I think it was Colonel Mustard, in the billiards room, using a PVC pipe."

 

[PinkFloyd]

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Originally Posted by Voodoochile Furthermore, what fun would it be to play Clue if there were no lead pipes? "I think it was Colonel Mustard, in the billiards room, using a PVC pipe."

Good point and one which the Eurocrats obviously overlooked voodoo! They'll probably get around to banning cluedo on the basis it mentions a lead pipe as a weapon

"warning whacking someone over the head with a lead pipe may cause fatal injury or lead poisoning"

"I think it may be Miss scarlet, in the billiard room, using a Candlestick" Hmm that's another reason to ban it.

They may take the PC line and rename Miss Scarlet as "MZ Scarlet"

"I think it was Professor Plum, in the ballroom, using a rope"

enough already!

 

[Voodoochile]

 

[rsaavedra]

Many congratulations Edwood!!! I remember reading about lead poisoning and the fact that children are most vulnerable before age of 3, because basically they put everything in their mouths at those ages, and even dust can get lead-contaminated. I'd try to solder in a separate ventilated area (e.g. maybe a garage) that would be out of bounds for the kid throughout those years. Check out this link for info: http://www.epa.gov/lead/

Anyway congratulations again man!!!!

 

[Edwood]

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Originally Posted by rsaavedra Many congratulations Edwood!!! I remember reading about lead poisoning and the fact that children are most vulnerable before age of 3, because basically they put everything in their mouths at those ages, and even dust can get lead-contaminated. I'd try to solder in a separate ventilated area (e.g. maybe a garage) that would be out of bounds for the kid throughout those years. Check out this link for info: http://www.epa.gov/lead/ Anyway congratulations again man!!!!

We live in a small one bedroom condo. No garage.

-Ed

 

[kloan]

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Originally Posted by NOTHINGness That is mercury that you are refering to.

really?? i always thought it was lead.. doh!

 

[silvervarg]

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...children are most vulnerable before age of 3, because basically they put everything in their mouths at those ages...

So, you should be mostly worried about the child swallowing an IC chip and choke. It does not matter if the chip is lead free...

 

[Edwood]

I'd be more worried about all the little plastic baggies.

-Ed

 

[thrawn86]

get a butane iron and go solder out on the driveway?

or construct a cleanroom in the living room maybe?

I never worried much about fumes, the flux doesn't hurt anything, and the bp of lead is about 1700, so as long as the baby is eating solder or anything, fumes shouldn't be anything to worry about.

 

[Okkler]

I dont beileve you have anything to worry about. I would be more worried about all the arsenic, lead, cadnium, mercury and pesticides that are showing up in the food and water supply. Even if you continue to solder normally, I dare say it wont even amount to a fraction of the toxins your baby will be exposed to just by eating, drinking and living indoors; and those are only the abiotic nasties!

 

[Edwood]

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Originally Posted by Okkler I dont beileve you have anything to worry about. I would be more worried about all the arsenic, lead, cadnium, mercury and pesticides that are showing up in the food and water supply. Even if you continue to solder normally, I dare say it wont even amount to a fraction of the toxins your baby will be exposed to just by eating, drinking and living indoors; and those are only the abiotic nasties!

<Begins construction of bubble suit for wife.>



-Ed

 

[miketriple]

I would advise against hooking up a hose for her to sniff concentrated amounts of the fume constantly..

How big is the house that you live in? If it's more than 1 room, you'll be fine doing it in a different room. You can even open (or slightly crack) a window to be sure.

I thought about this when I started, as I live in a rather small apartment with my old lady and our 2 month old son. It's fine

 

[jerb]

depending on how silly you want to be with this... you could always get a smoke ejector like te ones we use in the fire dept. when i set it up at the fron door of a house and open all the windows/doors it will completely clear the house within minutes( the fan is ~6 feet in diameter and 2 1/2 deep)

you could also try to seal off your soldering area with the plastic sheets, then attatch some dryer ducts with boosters in them to vent the fumes outside)

good luck with the new addition