Get the lead out.Starting in January, many electronic devices containing certain levels of lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium Hexavalent chromium or Cr(VI) compounds are those which contain the element chromium in the +6 oxidation state. Chromates are often used as pigments for photography, and in pyrotechnics, dyes, paints, inks, and plastics. and other heavy metals heavy metals, n.pl metallic compounds, such as aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, and nickel. Exposure to these metals has been linked to immune, kidney, and neurotic disorders. will be banned from sale within California. Specifically, devices such as computer monitors, laptop computers and even plasma televisions made after 2007 and containing concentrations of these metals that exceed standards set forth by the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community , are banned from sale in California under SB 20, the electronic component recycling bill authored by Byron Sher, D-Stanford. In coming weeks, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (or DTSC) is an agency of the government of the state of California. The agency monitors exposure to hazardous, radioactive, and toxic wastes in addition to enforcement of compliance by individual businesses, will determine whether this law will apply to products that come on the market through resale or refurbishment. |
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