[Leica] Re: Alien Skin Exposure

[jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)]

But the disposal of outdated computers and peripherals is a worldwide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.
> >
> >
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