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Environmental requirements
Brominated flame retardants are present in printed circuit boards, cabling, casings, and housings, and are added to delay the
spread of fire. Up to 30% of the plastic in a computer casing can consist of flame-retardant substances. These are related to
another group of environmental toxins, PCBs, and are suspected of giving rise to similar harm, including reproductive damage in
fish-eating birds and mammals. Flame retardants have been found in human blood, and researchers fear that they can disturb
fetus development. Bio-accumulative TCO'95 demands require that plastic components weighing more than 25 grams must not
contain flame retardants with organically bound chlorine or bromine.
Lead can be found in picture tubes, display screens, solder, and capacitors. Lead damages the nervous system and in higher
doses causes lead poisoning. The relevant bioaccumulative TCO'95 requirement permits the inclusion of lead, as no replacement
has yet been developed.
Cadmium is present in rechargeable batteries and in the color-generating layers of certain computer displays.
Cadmium damages the nervous system and is toxic in high doses. The relevant bio-accumulative TCO'95 requirement states that
batteries may not contain more than 25 ppm (parts per million) of cadmium. The color-generating layers of display screens must
not contain any cadmium.
Mercury is sometimes found in batteries, relays and switches. Mercury damages the nervous system and is toxic in high doses.
The relevant bio-accumulative TCO'95 requirement states that batteries may not contain more than 25 ppm of mercury and that
no mercury is present in any of the electrical or electronic components concerned with the display unit.
CFCs (freons) are sometimes used for washing printed circuit boards and in the manufacture of expanded foam for packaging.
CFCs break down ozone and thereby damage the ozone layer in the atmosphere, causing increased reception on Earth of ultra-
violet light with consequent increased risks of skin cancer (malignant melanoma). The relevant TCO'95 requirement: Neither
CFCs nor HCFCs may be used during the manufacture of the product or its packaging.
Bio-accumulative means that the substance accumulates within living organisms.
Shipping Package
The packaging material can be recycled, or you can save it to return the monitor to a service center for repair or disposal.
CFC Compounds in Distribution Packaging
Cushioning material used for shipping finished monitors are not manufactured with nor do they contain any CFC compounds.
Design for Disassembly/Recycling
These monitors have been designed for easy end-of-life disassembly and recycling. Fasteners are generally of the same type for
efficient disassembly. Components made of different materials can be easily separated and plastics have been identified using
intermational symbols to aid in recycling.
Monitor Disposal
WARNING
- If you need to dispose of a monitor, ask a qualified service representative for the proper procedure. Improper disposal could
result in personal injury from implosion.
TCO99(TCO99 Model Only)
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