Posted by yxibow on April 22, 2009, at 21:06:09
In reply to Antimony » yxibow, posted by Sigismund on April 22, 2009, at 15:59:01
> >Antimony isn't the most toxic of elements.
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> Some salt of antimony came came 72 in a list of 400 environmental poisons (in order of toxicity, I think), and has been implicated in disturbances of the thyroid gland, from which I have suffered.Yes, I guess actually looking at its -compounds- far more than the metal itself, it is toxic, resembling but I don't believe as toxic as arsenic.
However, in lead-free plumbing compounds it is sometimes used something like 95% Tin / 5% Antimony.
Electronic lead-free/RoHS solder tends to be mostly Tin/Silver/(other things).
-- Jay
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