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2. Lead poisoning - Wikipedia

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   Deteriorating lead paint can produce dangerous lead levels in household dust and soil. [125] Deteriorating lead paint and lead-containing household dust are the main causes of chronic lead poisoning. [35] The lead breaks down into the dust and since children are more prone to crawling on the floor, it is easily ingested. [124]

3. Neurotoxin - Wikipedia

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   Lead pipes and solder are common sources of ingested lead. Lead is a potent neurotoxin whose toxicity has been recognized for at least thousands of years. [ 97 ] Though neurotoxic effects for lead are found in both adults and young children , the developing brain is particularly susceptible to lead-induced harm, effects which can include ...

4. Soldering - Wikipedia

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   Even without the presence of lead, soldering can release fumes that are harmful and/or toxic to humans. It is highly recommended to use a device that can remove the fumes from the work area either by ventilating outside or filtering the air. [37]

5. Flux (metallurgy) - Wikipedia

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   The fumes liberated during soldering have adverse health effects, and volatile organic compounds can be outgassed during processing; The solvents required for post-soldering cleaning of the boards are expensive and may have adverse environmental impact; In special cases the drawbacks are sufficiently serious to warrant using fluxless techniques.

6. Your home could contain dangerous lead paint: How to find out

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   Forty-six years after it was banned in the U.S., many homes still have lead paint, which could potentially cause health problems.

7. Wood's metal - Wikipedia

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   Wood's metal. Wood's metal, also known as Lipowitz's alloy or by the commercial names Cerrobend, Bendalloy, Pewtalloy and MCP 158, is a metal alloy that is useful for soldering and making custom metal parts, but its fumes are toxic, as well as being toxic on skin exposure.

8. Solder alloys - Wikipedia

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   Soldering copper pipes using a propane torch and a lead-free solder. Solder is a metallic material that is used to connect metal workpieces. The choice of specific solder alloys depends on their melting point, chemical reactivity, mechanical properties, toxicity, and other properties. Hence a wide range of solder alloys exist, and only major ...

9. Lead Paint Violations In New York City Neighborhoods

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   From November 2013 until January 2016, the NYC Housing, Preservation and Development agency, which is responsible for oversight of the city’s vast stock of multi-unit residential buildings, issued more than 10,000 violations for dangerous lead paint conditions in units with children under the age of six, the age group most at risk of ingesting lead paint.