On 29/09/2015 18:25, Capitol wrote:
whisky-dave wrote:
On Monday, 28 September 2015 17:48:52 UTC+1, Fredxxx wrote:

Yes, but I wouldn't touch Woods metal containing Cadmium. The idea of
melting it on a stove fills me with horror.
How about using a microwave :-)


You lot are wimps, we used to spray cadmium/tin! Then run it
through the furnace. It was then put through the punch presses which
created lot of dust. I do wonder how many birth and other defects we
caused?

I thought the main toxic effects of cadmium were health issues like
cancer, kidney failure and loss of smell?