-"Exporting Harm", Basel Action Network, Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, 2/25/2002
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| E-waste contains a witches' brew of toxic substances such as lead and cadmium in circuit boards; lead oxide and cadmium in monitor cathode ray tubes (CRTs); mercury in switches and flat screen monitors; cadmium in computer batteries; polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in older capacitors and transformers; and brominated flame retardants on printed circuit boards, plastic casings, cables and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) cable insulation that release highly toxic dioxins and furans when burned to retrieve copper from the wires. -"Exporting Harm", Basel Action Network, Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, 2/25/2002 |
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