Thursday 18 October 2012

Old Electronics

Old Electronics

A metric ton of electronic waste contains 8 to 16 ounces of gold - a considerably profitable scenario if you have the means to properly recover the gold in a pure form. In addition to gold, other metals like lead and copper are common in electronic waste.The cathode ray tubes in older televisions and computer monitors contain lead, barium, and strontium. Lead is recovered by private and government recycling units due to the possibility of air contamination when waste is incinerated.Copper is found along the tracks of printed circuit boards, while gold is popular in connectors due to its conductive properties. Thieves destroy air conditioners worth several thousand dollars to retrieve a few dollars worth of copper, so digging through electronic waste is a worthwhile

Old Electronics

Old Electronics

Old Electronics

Old Electronics

Old Electronics

Old Electronics

Old Electronics

Old Electronics

Old Electronics

 

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