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Brominated Flame Retardants

 

 

Table 2. Content of brominated flame retardants in printed circuit boards in EE equipment sold in Denmark in 1997

 

Group no.

Group name

Units

EEE 1997

Area of board (cm2)

Content per unit (g)

Total content (tonnes)

PBDE

TBBPA

PBDE

TBBPA

Group 1

Electrical lighting equipment            

1001

Incandescent lamps and discharge lamps

50,269,440

         

1002

Chandeliers and similar appliances

1,620,976

         

1003

Desk, bed and floor stand lamps

236,200

         

1004

Light garlands, Christmas tree illu

212,800

         

1005

Floodlight projectors

553,434

         

1006

Electric signs

0

         

1007

Other equipment including spare part

0

         
  Subtotal

52,892,850

     

0,0

0,0

Group 2

Domestic appliances small            

2001

Coffee and tea machines

486,049

         

2002

Electric hand mixers

183,000

         

2003

Food processors, baking machines

274,000

         

2004

Toasters

73,000

         

2005

Other electric appliances

363,000

         

2006

Other equipment including spare part

0

         
  Subtotal

1,379,049

     

0,0

0,0

Group 3

Domestic appliances large            

3001

Cooking ranges

87,000

         

3002

Refrigerators

224,000

         

3003

Freezers

78,500

         

3004

Frozen food merchandisers

2,400

         

3006

Dish washers

74,000

         

3007

Washing machines

146,000

         

3008

Clothe Dryers

69,000

         

3009

Pressing and ironing machines

10

         

3010

Micro wave ovens

84,454

50

 

2.5

 

0,2

3011

Ovens and electric heaters

282,000

         
  Subtotal

1,047,364

     

0,0

0,2

Group 4

Other electrical equipment            

4001

Water heaters

185,339

         

4002

Sewing machines

36,053

50

 

2.5

 

0,1

4003

Balances

191,579

50

 

2.5

 

0,5

4004

Vacuum cleaners

254,098

         

4005

Shaving machines, hair dryers

706,410

         

4006

Signal equipment

0

         

4007

Clocks

1,393,320

6

 

0.3

 

0,4

4008

Incubators

0

         

4009

Other equipment including spare part

0

         
  Subtotal

2,766,799

     

0,0

1,0

Group 5

Toys and musical instruments            

5001

Electrical instruments and keyboard

30,821

900

 

44.1

 

1,4

5002

Other electrical instruments

16,944

         

5003

Toys

220,420

         

5004

Games

116,975

150

 

7.4

 

0,9

5005

Other equipment including spare par

0

         
  Subtotal

385,160

     

0,0

2,2

Group 6

Electrical tools            

6001

Grass mowers

10,929

         

6002

Hand boring machines

202,310

         

6003

Hand held electrical saws

88,629

         

6004

Grinding machines

102,483

         

6005

Hedge cutters and grass trimmers

145,308

         

6006

Other equipment including spare par

0

         
  Subtotal

549,659

     

0,0

0,0

Group 7

Consumer electronics            

7001

Color TVs

345,000

1,200

 

15.1

 

5,2

7002

Video recorders

260,000

850

0.918

9.8

0,8

2,0

7002a

Video CD+DVD

1,200

850

0.918

9.8

0,0

0,0

7003

Camcorders

40,000

500

0.54

5.8

0,1

0,2

7004

Radio, stationary without combi,

35,000

500

0.54

5.8

0,1

0,2

7005

Radio, stationary with combination

165,000

650

0.702

7.5

0,4

1,0

7006

Tuners

15,000

650

0.702

7.5

0,0

0,1

7007

Amplifiers

25,000

650

0.702

7.5

0,1

0,1

7008

Cassette Recorders, stationary

20,000

650

0.702

7.5

0,0

0,1

7009

Record players

9,000

150

0.162

1.7

0,0

0,0

7010

Compact Disc players

80,000

650

0.702

7.5

0,2

0,5

7010a

MiniDisc

11,000

200

0.216

2.3

0,0

0,0

7011

Clock radios

6,483

250

0.27

2.9

0,0

0,0

7012

Loudspeakers

280,000

 

0

0.0

   

7013

Transportable radios

90,000

300

0.324

3.5

0,1

0,2

7014

Cassette radios, portable

150,000

300

0.324

3.5

0,2

0,4

7015

Cassette recorders, portable

175,000

100

0.108

1.2

0,1

0,2

7016

Compact Disc players, portable

85,000

100

0.108

1.2

0,0

0,1

7016a

Minidisc, portable

7,000

100

0.108

1.2

0,0

0,0

7017

Satellite receivers

0

850

0.918

9.8

   

7018

Auto radios without combination

25,000

150

0.162

1.7

0,0

0,0

7019

Auto radios with combination

230,000

200

0.216

2.3

0,2

0,4

  Subtotal

1,799,683

     

2,2

10,7

Group 8

Office machines            

8001a

Laser printers/color laser printers

103,379

750

 

36.8

 

3,8

8001b

Matrix printers

23,450

750

 

36.8

 

0,9

8001c

Inkjet printers

217,698

750

 

36.8

 

8,0

8001d

High speed printers

180

750

 

36.8

 

0,0

8002

Calculators

708,464

100

 

4.9

 

3,5

8003a

Computers - home

145,322

2,700

 

132.3

 

19,2

8003b

Computers - office

352,273

2,700

 

132.3

 

46,6

8003c

Computers - mainframe/server

27,455

2,700

 

132.3

 

3,6

8003d

Computers - portable

74,334

1,000

 

49.0

 

3,6

8004

Copiers

19,213

1,000

 

49.0

 

0,9

  Subtotal

1,671,768

     

0,0

90,2

Group 9

Radio and telecommunication            

9001a

Telephones including switchboards

773,245

100

 

4.9

 

3,8

9001b

Mobile phones

676,668

50

 

2.5

 

1,7

9002

Equipment for carrier wave telephone

248,055

30

 

1.5

 

0,4

9003

Telefax and equipment for telegraph

39,942

1,000

 

49.0

 

2,0

9004

Transmitters for radio and TV

74,284

2,000

 

98.0

 

7,3

9005

Navigation equipment and radars

15,879

2,500

 

122.5

 

1,9

9006

Pager equipment

4,739

         

9007

Antenna equipment

1,523,222

         

9008

Other equipment including spare par

0

         
  Subtotal

3,356,034

     

0,0

17,0

Group 10

Control and process equipment            

10001

Control and regulation valve

473,600

         

10002

Burglar and fire alarms

0

         

10003

Equipment for process control

410,278

1,000

 

49.0

 

20,1

10004

Other equipment including spare part

0

         
  Subtotal

883,878

     

0,0

20,1

Group 11

Medical and laboratory equipment            

11001

Laboratory equipment

2,107

500

 

24.5

 

0,1

11002

Instruments for geodesy

0

         

11003

Medical electronics

0

         

11004

Hearing aids

192,469

         

11005

Life assistance equipment

1,009

1,000

 

49.0

 

0,0

11006

X-ray equipment

208

1,000

 

49.0

 

0,0

11007

Analysis instruments

236,008

1,500

 

73.5

 

17,3

11008

Optical equipment and instruments

19,120

1,000

 

49.0

 

0,9

11009

Other equipment including spare part

0

         
  Subtotal

450,921

     

0,0

18,4

Group 12

Other equipment            

12001

Electric lockers

121,000

75

 

3.7

 

0,4

12002

Burners

16,355

         

12003

Vending machines

2,365

1,000

 

49.0

 

0,1

12005

Bicycle lights and flashlights

1,781,688

         

12006

Cameras and photo equipment

203,630

35

 

1.7

 

0,3

12007

Projectors

8,093

         

12008

Other equipment including spare part

0

         
  Subtotal

2,133,131

     

0,0

0,9

               
  Total

69,316,296

     

2,2

160,7