Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]But the disposal of outdated computers and peripherals is a worldwide disaster....though I would guess that most are used one way or other as a digital darkroom. Cheers Jayanand On 12/4/06, Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: > > I'd guess real world effects are a bit more "unclean" than legislated > by our government. Comparing the number of chips per household versus > darkrooms might present a more realistic view. > > Frank Filippone wrote: > > >Chip manufacture is an extremely "dirty" process. Lots of really bad > chemicals. However, the Chip plants all clean the water as it > >leaves the plant, to the degree that it leaves much cleaner than it > enters. It is all monitored as well both by the chip maker and > >the municipality. In the end, it is a very clean industry, given the > steps taken. > > > >Home darkrooms in general dump their chemistry down the drain. No > cleaning. Pro labs do a mixture of both... dependent on the > >local laws in place. > > > >Frank Filippone > >red735i@earthlink.net > > > > .............. my guess is chips > >and electronics create their own hazards while being made. > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >