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by Aurornis 1065 days ago
You don't need to vaporize lead to form lead oxide.

> https://ehs.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/EHS-0167.pdf

The first page of this link you shared mentions lead oxide:

> During the soldering process in the form of lead filler metals, lead oxide fumes are formed and excessive exposure to lead oxide fumes can result in lead poisoning.

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It also says:

"Because of the relatively low temperatures in electronic soldering, fumes from these metal constituents themselves are not normally a concern"

> are not normally a concern

Seems like a squirrely way of saying that it might be dangerous, but nobody has been inclined to check.