From: [log in to unmask] Return-path: <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: chemical exposure Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 21:46:22 EST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit solder and flux are not chemicals. they are metals that are used to fuse metals together. unless the fumes are something toxic, or she is concerned about the gases used to create heat, shouldn't be a problem. My husband used to sell welding supplies. Mary Kay Smith, CLE, IBCLC Romeoville, IL near Chicago