The Risks And Your Role In Reducing Them - Kaye Validator AVS User Manual

Appendix C. Environmental Compliance
C.2.2 The Risks and Your Role in Reducing Them
Your participation is an important part of the effort to minimize the impact of batteries
and accumulators on the environment and on human health. For proper recycling, you
can return this product or the batteries or accumulators it contains to your supplier or to
a designated collection point.
Some batteries or accumulators contain toxic metals that pose serious risks to human
health and to the environment. When required, the product marking includes chemical
symbols that indicate the presence toxic metals: Pb for lead, Hg for mercury, and Cd for
cadmium.
Cadmium poisoning can result in cancer of the lungs and prostate gland. Chronic
effects include kidney damage, pulmonary emphysema, and bone diseases such as
osteomalcia and osteoporosis. Cadmium may also cause anemia, discoloration of the
teeth, and loss of smell (anosmia).
Lead is poisonous in all forms. It accumulates in the body, so each exposure is
significant. Ingestion and inhalation of lead can cause severe damage to human health.
Risks include brain damage, convulsions, malnutrition, and sterility.
Mercury creates hazardous vapors at room temperature. Exposure to high
concentrations of mercury vapor can cause a variety of severe symptoms. Risks include
chronic inflammation of mouth and gums, personality change, nervousness, fever, and
rashes.
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