Re: Inhaling metal vapors
From: Repeating Rifle (salmonegg_at_sbcglobal.net)
Date: 02/03/05
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Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 18:26:10 GMT
in article 42021e10$1_1@news.estpak.ee, safetypatrol at sp@m.no wrote on
2/3/05 4:50 AM:
> Many people have expressed concern over the long term effects of using
> heaters with bare nichrome wire. Let's say you breathe such air 24/7 for
> years and years. Let the heater be cheap so the heating elements burn out
> every now and then. Let the stream of hot air hit you in the face so you
> always inhale concentrated metal vapor. What would this do to a normal
> person of average health after a few decades of exposure? Also, what if the
> heater is a hot (500 degrees F) piece of aluminum, brass or copper? And
> finally, how safe would it be to smoke from a metal pipe? Are a lot of
> people paranoid or is the amount of metal that ends up in the air really
> great enough to cause harm even when the temperature is far below the
> melting point?
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This probably verges on being stoopid [sic] question. What is the
concentration of metal vapor from heated nichrome wire? How does it compare
to the vapor from destructive distillation of organic crap on the wire? How
does it compare to metallic particulates? Why do you expect there to be true
knowledge available for your request?
Bill
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