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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

William Sommerwerck 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.

Not even remotely. Aside from the non-existent electronics recycling
plants.

Graham

Actually there is a lot of home recycling of electronics in 3rd world
countries with high concentrations of various contamination. Imagine little
children smashing batteries and carrying the dust in baskets on their heads
for 20 cents a day.