Poisons in Electrical Appliances

MAARSSEN, Netherlands – The EU has recently announced new measures to prevent toxic substances to enter the environment. These substances are: lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in electrical and electronic equipment. As of July 1, 2005, these substances, if they are used in electrical and electronic equipment,