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Metal-Elements Side Effects
Metal-Elements Side Effects
Metal-Elements Side Effects
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63 Metals / Elements
Why Electronic waste is declared as hazardous waste?
63 Metals / Elements which are commonly used in electronic equipments.
Toxic side effects of these metals & elements are shown in below table.
Used In
Side effect
Aluminium
Heat sink, Condensers
Muscle weakness, Bone diseases, Speech
Problem, Lung problem, Brain disease &
disorder, Anaemia
Americium
smoke detectors,
Damage to organs
radiography equipment
Antimony
Batteries, diodes,
Irritation of the eyes, Skin, Lungs, Heart.
semiconductor, infrared
detectors.
Argon
Light bulbs
Dizziness. Dullness. Headache. Suffocation
Arsenic
wood preservative
Extremely toxic for whole body
Special type of glass,
Barium
spark-plug, vacuum
Breathing difficulties, Increased blood
tubes, fluorescent
pressures, Heart rhythm changes, Heart
lamps, paint, bricks,
damage, Stomach irritation, Muscle
tiles, glass, and rubber
weakness, effective for brains, liver &
kidney.
Beryllium
field of X-ray detection
Allergic reactions, Weakness, Tiredness,
(it is transparent to XBreathing problems, Chances of cancer
rays)
development, and DNA damage.
Various computer
equipment.
Bismuth
low melting solders
Inhalation problems, Skin reactions,
synthetic fibres and
Sleeplessness, Depression, Rheumatic
rubbers
pain.
Boron
Boron filament, Nuclear
Skin & Eye irritation, Nose bleeding,
reactor,
Mouth, Throat & Nose dryness, Hair loss.
Cadmium
Caesium
photoelectric cells, Light Damage of blood cells, diarrhoea, Coma
bulbs, electron tubes
or even death.
Calcium
Heating component
Kidney stone, Harms blood vessels
Cerium
Lightning equipments,
Bad effects on Liver & Lung
Florescent & Energy
saving lamps
Chromium
Alloys, Chrome plating,
Allergic reactions, Lung cancer
Mirror coating, Magnetic Nose irritations and nosebleeds.
tape
Upset stomachs and ulcers, Skin rashes,
Kidney and liver damage Cause of Death.
Cobalt
Gas turbine, Aircraft
Lung effects, Hair loss, Vomiting and
engines, Corrosion
nausea, Vision problems, Heart problems,
resistant alloys,
Thyroid damage, cause of Asthma &
Magnets and Magnetic
Pneumonia
recording media,
Copper
Machinery, Cables,
Headaches, Stomach aches, Dizziness,
Switches
cause of Liver and kidney damage &
Diarrhea.
Dysprosium
Nuclear reactor,
Mildly toxic by ingestion.
Erbium
used as a photographic
NA
filter, to dope optical
fibres at regular
intervals to amplify
signals.
Europium
Mercury vapour lamps,
Mildly toxic by ingestion
television tubes,
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Gadolinium
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Gallium
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Gallium
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Germanium
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Gold
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Holmium
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Indium
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Iron
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Lanthanum
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Lead
Lithium
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Lutetium
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Magnesium
Manganese
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Mercury
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Molybdenum
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Neodymium
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Neon
Nickel
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Palladium
Air conditioning
equipments
magnetic bubble
memory devices
Flashlight photography
Used in iron and steel
production
lung embolisms,
asphyxia , Cause of deep coma, & Death
Lung cancer, Nose cancer, Larynx cancer
and Prostate cancer, Asthma, Skin rashes,
Heart disorders
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Phosphorus
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Platinum
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Polonium
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Potassium
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Praseodymiu
m
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Rhodium
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Rubidium
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Samarium
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Scandium
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Selenium
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Silicon
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Silver
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Sodium
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Strontium
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Sulphur
contacts,
sodium lamps
electrical resistance
wires, contact points,
optical fibre and liquid
crystal display glass,
especially for laptops
Photographic plates,
Nuclear reactor
Television glass,
Photography equipment
colour televisions,
fluorescent lamps,
energy-saving lamps
high-temperature
thermocouple and
resistance wires,
electrodes for aircraft
spark plugs, bearings
and electrical contacts
Photocells, vapour
turbines
carbon arc-lamp
electrodes, making a
new permanent magnet
material
colour televisions,
fluorescent lamps,
energy-saving lamps
Photocells, Light meters
& Solar cells,
AC to DC current
conversion component,
Storage batteries,
Anti-dandruff shampoos.
Semiconductor devices,
Photovoltaic cells,
Integrated circuit.
high-capacity zinc longlife batteries
sodium vapour lamps
sensitisation.
Kidney, Heart, Liver damage, Skin burning,
stomach cramps,
DNA alterations, Cancer, Allergic for skin
and the mucous membrane, Damage to
organs, such as intestines, kidneys and
bone marrow, Hearing damage
Cause of cancer
irritate the eyes, nose, throat, lungs with
sneezing
lung embolisms, toxic by ingestion
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Tellurium
solar panel
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Thorium
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Thulium
Tin
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Vanadium
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Yttrium
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Zinc