Word: phosphoric
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...draw attention to the European Union's Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) initiative, is meant to personalize and quantify the impact of a single person's gadgets on the environment. Currently, 90% of discarded electronics goes into landfills or is incinerated. Some of this waste contains lead, phosphor and barium, which have been linked to organ damage and other illnesses...
...PLASMA Ultraviolet rays bombard a screen covered in tiny specks of phosphor. PRO: The Rolls-Royce of flat panels, it's equally bright from every angle. CON: Heavy. Expect to spend up to $15,000 on a good model. Cheaper sets can't handle high-definition TV. HOT BRAND: Panasonic...
PLASMA Ultraviolet rays bombard a screen covered in tiny specks of phosphor. Pro The Rolls-Royce of flat panels, it's equally bright from every angle. Con Heavy. Expect to spend up to $15,000 on a good model. Cheaper sets can't handle high-definition...
...NIGHT-VISION GOGGLES A small amount of ambient light, most likely from the moon, is converted to electrons, which are amplified and projected onto a phosphor screen...
...work is menial, dangerous, and illegal. Often it results in the release of highly toxic chemicals into the air, water and soil. Along the waterways of Guiyu, computer monitors are smashed with hammers, exposing workers to toxic phosphor dust. Lead and barium from the crushed components seep into the riverbank. Toner cartridges are cracked open for their carbon-black dust. Used in industrial processing, the material "is a great seller," says one worker, "more than 10 per cartridge." But its effects when inhaled are unknown...