Hazardous Chemicals

Hazardous Chemicals

• Mercury: Health effects include sensory impairment, dermatitis, memory loss, and muscle weakness. Environmental effects in animals include death, reduced fertility, slower growth and development.
• Sulphur: found in lead-acid batteries. Health effects include liver damage, kidney damage, heart damage, eye and throat irritation. When released in to the environment, it can create sulfuric acid
• BFRs: Used as flame retardants in plastics in most electronics Health effects include impaired development of the nervous system, thyroid problems, liver problems, it has a similar effects as in animals as humans.
• Cadmium: Found in light-sensitive resistors, the inhalation of cadmium can cause severe damage to the lungs and is also known to cause kidney damage
• Lead : A typical 15-inch cathode ray tube may contain 1.5 pounds of lead, but other CRTs have been estimated as having up to 8 pounds of lead.