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Brominated Flame Retardants

 

 

Table 1. Content of brominated flame retardants in housing of office machines and TV sets sold in Denmark in 1997
 

Group name

Number of units

Weight of housing

TBBPA

Other BFRs

Total content (tonnes)

EEE 1997

g

% of total

Content if present (%)

% of total

Content if present (%)

TBBPA

Other BFRs

Color TV's

345,000

1,500

5

12

5

12

3.1

3.1

Laser printers/color laser printers

103,379

2,900

80

5

20

5

12

3.0

Matrix printers

23,450

1,500

30

3

 

3

0.3

0

Inkjet printers

217,698

1,500

30

3

 

3

2.9

0

High speed printers

180

2,500

80

5

20

5

0.02

0.01

Computers - home

145,322

1,700

65

12

20

12

19

5.9

Computers - office

352,273

1,700

30

12

15

12

22

11.0

Computers - mainframe/server

27,455

2,000

30

12

15

12

2.0

1.0

Computers - portable

74,334

1,200

20

14

10

14

2.5

1.2

Copiers

19,213

5,000

80

5

20

5

3.8

1.0

Telex

39,942

1,500

80

5

20

5

2.4

0.6