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Lead solder was banned due to severe toxicity
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For decades, the foundation of every electronic device on the planet was bound together by a known neurotoxin. Tin-lead solder melted easily, flowed beautifully, and never grew destructive tin whiskers. Unfortunately, the minor side effect of poisoning the groundwater whenever a circuit board ended up in a landfill finally forced the industry to ban it.
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