[TheForge] Interesting Article

[Jerry Frost]

I think the argon does for the chemical reaction what it does for welding, 
shields it from the more reactive components of air, oxy and nitrogen, 
allowing the cleaner to degrade into BAD things. Of course I'm no chemist, 
just a guy with a thought.

Frosty
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From: "Paul N" <crosspein at sbcglobal.net>


> Thanks Frosty,
> This is definitely something to be concerned about.
>
> I was about to pass this on, then thought I'd better autheniticate the
> hazard before I did. (Since argon is an inert gas, it made me wonder why
> it was cited as contributing). The OSHA warning at the link below
> indicated that UV and heat are more of the contributors than the inert
> gas. Anyway, anyone who welds oughta take a gander at the doc.
>
> I found a more definitive set of warnings and cautions here:
> http://www.osha.gov/doc/outreachtraining/htmlfiles/weldhlth.html
> and thought I'd share so we can all be aware.
>
> **PN
>
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