Samsung LH19ISBBHQ-XAX - Manual (Page 76)

z TCO'95 requirement Permits the inclusion of lead since no replacement has yet been developed.
Cadmium
Cadmium is present in rechargeable batteries and in the colour generating layers of certain computer
displays. Cadmium damages the nerv ous system and is toxic in high doses.
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TCO'95 requirement states that batteries may not contain more than 25 ppm (parts per million) of
cadmium. The colour-generating layers of display screens must not contain any cadmium.
Mercury
Mercury is sometimes found in batteries, relays and switc hes. Mercury damages the nerv ous sys tem and
is toxic in high doses .
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TCO'95 requirement states that batteries may not contain more than 25 ppm (parts per million) of
mercury. It also demands that no mercury is present in any of the electrical or electronics c omponents
concerned with the dis play unit.
CFCs (freons)
CFCs (freons ) are sometimes used for washing printed circuit boards and in the manufacturing of
expanded foam for packaging. CFCs break down ozone and thereby damage the ozone layer in the
stratosphere, causing increased reception on Earth of ultraviolet light with consequent increased risks of
skin c ancer (malignant melanoma).
z The relevant TCO'95 requirement: Neither CFCs nor HCFCs may be us ed during the manufacturing of
the product or its pac kaging.
TCO'99 -Ecological requirements for personal computers (TCO'99 applied model only)
Con gratulations!
You have just purchased a T CO'99 approved and labelled product! Your choice has provided you with a
product dev eloped for profes sional use. Your purchase has also contributed to reducing the burden on the
environment and also to the further development of environmentally adapted electronics produc ts.
This produc t meets the requirements for the TCO'99 sc heme which provides for an international
environmental and quality labelling labelling of personal computers . The labelling scheme was developed
as a joint effort by the TCO(The Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees ), Sv enska
Naturskyddsforeningen(The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation), Statens Energimyndighet(The
Swedish National Energy Administration) and SEMKO AB.
The requirements c over a wide range of is suse: environment, ergonomics, usability , reduction of electric
and magnetic fields , energy consumption and electrical safety.
Why do we have environmentally labelled comp uters?
In many countries , environmental labelling has become an establis hed method for enc ouraging the
adaptation of goods and services to the environment. The main problem, as far as computers and other
electronics equipment are concerned, is that environmentally harmful substanc es are used both in the
products and during their manufacture. Sinc e it is not so far possible to s atisfactorily recycle the majority of
electronics equipment, most of these potentially damaging subs tances sooner or later enter nature.
There are also other characteristics of a computer, such as energy consumption levels , that are important
from the viewpoints of both the work (internal) and natural (external) environments. Sinc e all methods of
electricity generation have a negative effect on the environment (e.g. acidic and climate -influencing
emissions, radioactive was te), it is v ital to save energy . Electronics equipment in offices is often left running
continuously and thereby consumes a lot of energy.
What does labelling involve?
The environmental demands has been developed by Sv enska Naturskyddsforeningen (The Swedish
Society for Nature Conserv ation). These demands impose res tric tions on the pres ence and use of heavy
metals, brominated and chlorinated flame retardants, CFCs(freons )and c hlorinated solvents, among other
things . The product must be prepared for recycling and the manufac turer is obliged to have an
environmental polic y which must be adhered to in each country where the company implements its
operational polic y.
The energy requirements inc lude a demand that the computer and/or display, after a c ertain period of
inactivity, shall reduc e its power consumption to a lower level in one or more stages. The length of time to
reac tivate the computer shall be reasonable for the user.
Below you will find a brief s ummary of the environmental requirements met by this product. The complete
environmental criteria document may be ordered from: