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TOXIC MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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"There are many toxins present in today’s electronics and the proper disposal is crucial for safety. Older electronics, such as CRT monitors, are a key source of these toxins, but newer electronics still contain a huge amount of toxic material that must be recycled. There are several points in a product’s lifecycle where these toxins can be released and cause damage, and responsibility rests on the consumer to dispose of their electronics in a responsible way. These toxins have serious health risks and recycling is an important part of preventing damage to human life or the environment, or companies and individuals risk fines or legal proceedings. This is from an article that appeared on All Green Recycling website: " – PowerPoint PPT presentation
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Title: TOXIC MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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TOXIC MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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- There are over one thousand toxic materials found
in common electronics. These range from solvents
and flame retardants to other dangerous
chemicals. These toxic materials can be found in
anything from circuit boards and hard drives to
cell phones and display panels such as flat
screens. - In landfills today around 40 of the heavy metals
found there including lead, mercury, and cadmium,
comes from electronics that have been not
properly recycled. - Significant culprits for these toxins are Cathode
Ray Tubes (CRTs) or computer monitors. Recycling
these products can help prevent them from ending
up in landfills and causing safety hazards.
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- Common Toxins
- With thousands of toxins in electronics that if
disposed of incorrectly can be health or
environmental hazards there are a few very common
toxins found in electronics that are most
prevalent. These toxins include lead, a well-
known cause of brain damage, mercury, which can
cause kidney damage, cadmium, which can poison
the kidneys and accumulate in your body, and
Brominated Flame Retardants (BFRs), which can
cause hormone issues which have been known to
cause developmental problems. In the
semiconductor industry, which is crucial to the
electronics industry as a whole, Indium is used,
and can become another major problematic toxin.
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- CRT and LCD Monitors
- Cathode Ray Tube televisions and monitors, for
example, contain a large amount of toxins. An
average Cathode Ray Tube monitor contains between
four and eight pounds of lead. While flat panel
monitors and TVs contain a lot less, there are
still significant amounts and they must be
disposed of properly. Flat panel TVs also contain
a lot of mercury, which essentially makes them
just as harmful as CRTs if the correct
precautions are not taken.
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Questions?More Information?
Website http//www.allgreenrecycling.com/ All
Green Recycling info_at_allgreenrecycling.com (800)
780-0347 Sources http//www.allgreenrecycling
.com/blog/toxic-materials-in-electronics/
