I'd expect you to shake things up like that, being an old salt yourself.
Dewey
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From: Leadfree [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brian Ellis
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 2:13 AM
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Subject: Re: [LF] Will copper be on the next EU banned material list?
MSC is high on the banning priority list:
http://www.bnellis.com/msc/
Brian
Joe Fjelstad wrote:
>
> Some fresh news from the EU Commission below
>
> There is no argument that "uncontrolled recycling" can be hazardous just as
> drunk driving can be hazardous. And how can one be against the protection of
> children.
>
> The key is education and education is thus vital. The parents are working to
> feed their families. With the knowledge of the potential for harm them might
> cause by poor work habits, they will make as many of the right decisions as
> they are capable of.
>
> What is a bit alarming is that the author(s?) following sentence:
>
> "Of these metals, high levels of lead and copper were the greatest cause for
> concern"
>
> then going on to talk about lead issues leaving apparent guilt by
> association for copper.
>
> The there are a number of other troubling aspects to the article such as the
> use if "could be" rather than something more definite and the citing
> sweeping transdermal metal toxicity which is the first time I have seen that in
> print.
>
> The item might well have been sub-titled: "Be afraid... be very afraid"
> targeted not only at the recycler but also at the electronics manufacturer.
>
> And so it goes...
>
> Joe
>
>
>
> Uncontrolled electronic waste recycling threat to children�s health
>
> Source: _European Commission, Environment DG_
> (http://www.environmental-expert.com/STSE_resultEach.aspx?cid=8819&idproducttype=1&idmainpage=0&level=0)
> Published May 5, 2008
>
>
>
> Current EU policy on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
> highlights the need for greater recycling of electrical and electronic equipment to
> limit the total quantity of waste going to landfill. However, research
> carried out in China suggests that if recycling is not carried out safely then
> there is a significant risk to human health and the environment. The researchers
> from Hong Kong studied Guiyu, a village in southeast China which has a
> significant electronic circuit board recycling industry.
> Villagers melt solder from the circuit boards and sort electrical
> components, which they sell to electrical appliance factories. Circuit boards contain
> many toxic metals. The researchers tested dust from the recycling workshops,
> and also from the nearby road, food market and schoolyard. They found high
> levels of dangerous heavy metals which would have an impact on the health of the
> recycling workers and would pose a high risk to children.
> The researchers tested for the metals cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper,
> nickel, lead and zinc. These metals can cause both acute and long-term toxicity.
> Of these metals, high levels of lead and copper were the greatest cause for
> concern. High lead levels are associated with lower IQ in children. Other
> research has shown that both workers and children in Guiyu have a high incidence
> of bone disease, as well as digestive, neurological and respiratory
> problems, which may be linked to metal toxicity.
> A risk assessment indicated that recycling workers could be exposed to 50
> times the safe oral lead dose. Workers transport the metals into their homes
> from the workshop as dust, transferring the dust to their children. In a
> separate study, children of circuit board workers were found to have higher levels
> of lead in their blood than those whose parents recycled plastics. The metals
> get into the body through the skin or when dust is inadvertently eaten or
> breathed in. The health risk to children at all locations around the village
> was around eight times greater than that to adults.
> Few studies to date have determined the extent of the problems caused by
> uncontrolled electronic waste recycling. Similar waste is commonly recycled in
> African countries as well as India and Vietnam. Awareness of the consequences
> of uncontrolled recycling could prevent some of the same mistakes being
> repeated in these countries. The amount of WEEE generated in the European
> Community is growing rapidly and Policy makers would like to see more WEEE recycling.
> The EU WEEE directive seeks to encourage safe recycling, addressing issues
> such as managing the risks of handling hazardous components, which as this
> case study shows, can cause concerns if recycling is not carried out safely.
>
>
>
>
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