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Lead can be found in picture tubes, display screens, solders and capacitors. Lead damages the
nervous system and in higher doses, causes lead poisoning. The relevant TCO´99 requirement
permits the inclusion of lead since no replacement has yet been developed.
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Bio-accumulative is defined as substances which accumulate within living organisms
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Lead, Cadmium and Mercury are heavy metals which are Bio-accumulative.
29 February, 2000
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