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Title: Thorium in Welding?
Post by: mikeland on Mar 17, 2004, 06:25

Does anyone have any info about the amount and type of 'rare' materials that can end up in welding supplies?

I suspect that Thorium in certain materials represents a hazard?

Title: Re: Thorium in Welding?
Post by: alphadude on Mar 18, 2004, 07:01

thorium, cadmium, chrome, nickle are the major ones, thorium is not volatile

Title: Re: Thorium in Welding?
Post by: wave_theory on Mar 18, 2004, 10:28

Read what the Health Physics Society has to say:

http://hps.org/publicinformation/ate/q1593.html

Title: Re: Thorium in Welding?
Post by: SloGlo on Mar 18, 2004, 06:19

welding is gives less dose than smoking.