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Our top stories from July 2016

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E-Scrap News readers were drawn last month to a variety of reports on CRT glass, including an opinion piece arguing for landfilling of the material and a feature from our print edition.

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Researchers study toxics emitted by burning e-scrap

Published: March 2, 2017
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PerkinElmer used interconnected pieces of equipment to burn e-scrap and study the gases that were emitted.

It’s well understood that torching scrap electronics – either through crude processing or accidental warehouse fires – releases harmful toxics. But testing supported by the U.S. EPA has now helped identify exactly which substances are emitted, and it found some previously undetected by researchers.

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