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William Sommerwerck wrote:

> "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote in message
> >    William Sommerwerck <grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> >> PS: I'm bothered that electronic products increasingly have RoHS labels
> >> on the box, and statements that they use non-lead solder. I really
> >> /don't/ believe that a lot of lead is leaching from waste sites into the
> >> water supply, so we aren't likely to see much, if any, reduction in the
> >> amount of lead (and lead compounds) in our water supply (is there any
> >> hard science on this?), while the reliability of electronic products is
> >> likely to decline.
> >> I like to say that there is no such thing as a hazardous substance.
> >> The hazard occurs from how the substance is used (or misused).
>
> > I believe -- in Europe at least -- it's more to do with H&S in the work
> > place rather than the environment.
>
> I know of no cases of lead poisoning from the use of lead-based solder. I
> touch solder directly when I work with it, and am not worried about lead
> getting into my system.
>
> I have no argument with people worrying about the huge amounts of electronic
> equipment being dumped into landfills. The issue is whether potentially
> hazardous substances in that equipment actually get into the air or water.

Certainly in the UK, landfills should be surrounded by impermeable clay. The
likelihood of lead getting through that is miniscule ( as is the amount of lead
tipped ).

Graham