[tinwhiskers] Re: If you thought that RoHS was a one hit wonder, you were sadly mistaken.
- From: Rod Dalitz <rod.dalitz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tinwhiskers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 21:56:55 +0100
On 3 Sep 2008, at 21:29, Bob Landman wrote:
Interestingly, the criteria of selecting these substances are
evocative of REACH not RoHS. The criteria were “substances
classified as CMR, PBT / vPvB or endocrine disruptors”,
Now there is a word which stops me in my tracks. I cannot get excited
about the dangers of lead in the environment, since my generation
grew up with leaded petrol, lead-based paint, I used to hold the tin-
lead solder in my mouth since I lacked a third hand when soldering,
and so on - I had a test for lead in my system, and it showed nothing.
And yet, based on what I have read, the estrogen-like chemicals
(which include plasticizers and are all around us every day) have the
potential to destroy our civilisation just as effectively as climate
change.
It is hard to guess which substances are truly frightening. That
judgment should be based on scientific evidence, and knowledge of the
consequences and alternatives, that is the message which this forum
returns to.
regards, Rod
rod.dalitz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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