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An article on June 30 about new state laws that encourage the recycling of old electronic equipment overstated what is currently known about whether toxic metals from nonrecycled electronics in American landfills leach into soil and groundwater. While many scientists and state environmental agencies warn that the potential for such leaching exists, the federal Environmental Protection Agency says it has identified no instances of soil or groundwater contamination attributed specifically to electronic waste in landfills.
The article also referred incorrectly to chlorinated solvents. While they are used in the manufacturing of electronics, they do not make their way into the products themselves and therefore cannot leach from them.
And the article misidentified an industry advocacy group that says it would prefer passage of a national electronics-recycling law to a patchwork of varying state laws. It is the Consumer Electronics Association, not the Electronic Manufacturers Association. Link
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