Comment on What percentage of lead gets washed off the fingers of a typical human after handling lead solder?

ooterness@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Here’s the relevant safety guides from Stanford and MIT.

In short, if you do a lot of soldering, there are long-term occupational hazards from both lead oxides and rosin. Both guides agree that the main hazards are the fumes (workstation should have a fume extractor or suitable filter) and residue on your hands (wash hands with soap and water before eating).

I couldn’t find any numbers on how much material is removed by washing, but every reference emphasized that soap and water are vitally important.

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