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In article <cjSs1.1022$to.3094344@newsread.com>,
  russotto@wanda.vf.pond.com (Matthew T. Russotto) wrote:
> In article <6otn9g$112$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>,  <rilio@my-dejanews.com> wrote:
> }Yes, air bags are dangerous even after the explosion!  I recently talked to
> }an engineer who designed air bags for the manufacturer. He said the residue
> }left after ignition and deflation is a fine lead powder which is inhaled by
> }all vehicle occupants.
>
> Mostly, it's talc.  There's some NaOH (lye) produced as well, which is why
> it burns when you inhale it.  The fuel for the airbag is sodium azide
> (NaN3).  I believe a lead-based compound is used in the detonator, but
> there's not enough lead to matter in one explosion.
> --
> Matthew T. Russotto                                russotto@pond.com
> "Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit
> of justice is no virtue."
>Mr. Russotto:
How do you know "there is not enough lead to matter in one explosion"?
If there is an accident, there are usually at least two explosions!
Dennis Riley

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