Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George Huczek wrote > any politicians who are trying to capture enviro-votes would dare suggest > that they be banned completely. It's a political issue, not an > environmental one. > Absolutely, and it's the easy targets they go for. Marine anti-fouling paint is a typical example. The most effective formulae contained TBT tributaynaltin (my spelling). At one time, totally banned on small boats and pleasure craft. But allowed on commercial ships. Imagine the amount of paint used on a super tanker compared to a row boat. Anyway here in Sweden, mercury cells are still available, and in addition there are numerous disposal points that look like post boxes on almost every block. There is also a "disposal tax" on every lead acid battery bought to pay for the communes cost in passing them on down the chain. Alan Hull