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Not having any expertise in the many subjects required to answer these questions for myself I am forced to either decide who I believe (as you have done, assuming you aren't an expert) or to remain cautious and treat it as an unknown. From my point of view it is one person's word against another and the chances are that neither is completely right.
Believe who you want, I'm happy to 'back up' what I say (within reason). Modesty requires I not classify myself as an expert, but I suspect I have experience and first hand knowledge in these areas that can match all save a few Members here?-
I would not say something was so if I didn't believe for solid reasons.
Can you show me any evidence of Li-ions leaking in normal service?
Think about how much air is in a room, anything you breathe in will be mostly diluted. When you use a vape 100% of the air that is passing through the vape is entering your lungs.
Just because you haven't been told that there is a problem doesn't mean there isn't one. Humans have made many mistakes in recognising hazards (asbestos? tobacco?). Breathing a lot of your air through hot electronics for many years is probably something that we currently have relatively little data on.
You act as if the small fraction of the imaginary evil vapors in a hit for a few seconds is different from a hazard standpoint than a lesser concentration for a longer time. That's not how it works. When hazards are identified (and there are LOTS of them) allowable limits are placed placed for both short term (acute) and long term (chronic) exposure. In some cases (like with radiation) there are quarterly, annual and lifetime limits as well. Health Physics is serious business at many levels. Rest assured this part has been very well studied from many sides. Money is spent, carriers dedicated to this. OSHA is not just about counting labels on ladders (there should be 7......).
Many years experience in this (I was Department Safety Rep to our division in a National Lab for a lot of years for instance) not only supports this 'no dangerous fumes' opinion but also long experience in using this sort of stuff in vacuum systems (after cleaning fingerprints and such off of course) proves to me that no vapor of note is emitted. You simply can't hold a serious vacuum if they are.
Believe what you want but I think you're chasing ghosts.
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