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display, after a certain period of inactivity, shall reduce its power
consumption to a lower level in one or more stages. The length of time to
reactivate the computer shall be reasonable for the user.
Labelled products must meet strict environmental demands, for example,
in respect of the reduction of electric and magnetic fields, physical and
visual ergonomics and good usability.
On the back page of this folder, you will find a brief summary of the
environmental requirements met by this product. The complete
environmental criteria document may be ordered from:
TCO Development Unit
114 94 Stockholm
Sweden
Fax: +46 8 782 92 07
Email (Internet):
[email protected]
Current information regarding TCO'95 approved and labelled products
may also be obtained via the Internet, using the address:
http://www.tco-info.com/
TCO'95 is a co-operative project between TCO (The Swedish
Confederation of Professional Employees), Naturskyddsforeningen (The
Swedish Society for Nature Conservation) and NUTEK (The National
Board for Industrial and Technical Development in Sweden).
Environmental Requirements
Brominated flame retardants
Brominated flame retardants are present in printed circuit boards, cables,
wires, casings and housings. In turn, they delay the spread of fire. Up to
thirty percent of the plastic in a computer casing can consist of flame
retardant substances. These are related to another group of
environmental toxins, PCBs, which are suspected to give rise to similar
harm, including reproductive damage in fisheating birds and mammals,
due to the bio-accumulative
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processes. Flame retardants have been found in human blood and
researchers fear that disturbances in foetus development may occur.
TCO'95 demand requires that plastic components weighing more than 25
grams must not contain organically bound chlorine and bromine.
Lead
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Lead can be found in picture tubes, display screens, solders and
capacitors. Lead damages the nervous system and in higher doses,
causes lead poisoning.
TCO'95 requirement permits the inclusion of lead since no replacement
has yet been developed.
Cadmium
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Cadmium is present in rechargeable batteries and in the
colour-generating layers of certain computer displays. Cadmium damages
the nervous
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Bio-accumulative is defined as substances which accumulate within living organisms
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Lead, Cadmium and Mercury are heavy metals which are Bio-accumulative.
system and is toxic in high doses.
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.