Mercury danger in LCD's

[Deleted member 4644]

WTF..

Is it true there is mercury in LCD's? Does that mean its dangerous to have a broken LCD in your room?

 

[Deleted member 4644]

See also: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question580.htm

 

[jurzdevil]

as long as you dont make an lcd sandwhich and eat it you will be fine.

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: jurzdevil
as long as you dont make an lcd sandwhich and eat it you will be fine.

Those are so good though!

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: jurzdevil
as long as you dont make an lcd sandwhich and eat it you will be fine.

Those are so good though!

I prefer to roll them up and have LCD burritos

 

[aplefka]

Read last month's issue of CPU. They talk about it a little bit.

 

[Deleted member 4644]

The main reason I ask is that I've had a broken LCD in my room for the last two or three years.

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: LordSegan
The main reason I ask is that I've had a broken LCD in my room for the last two or three years.

They do make garbage cans big enough you know.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: LordSegan
The main reason I ask is that I've had a broken LCD in my room for the last two or three years.

They do make garbage cans big enough you know.

He's hoping for a christmas day miracle

 

[Zee]

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: LordSegan
The main reason I ask is that I've had a broken LCD in my room for the last two or three years.

They do make garbage cans big enough you know.

He's hoping for a christmas day miracle

it's illegal to toss them. You are supposed to send them to a recycling center

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Anyone else?

 

[Juno]

Recycle.

-EDIT-
I never had a broken LCD before... Last September was the first time I bought a LCD monitor. However, I would recycle if my LCD monitor breaks down.

Also, there are mercury in cell phones. FYI.

 

[SludgeFactory]

Did you even break the glass tube open? I would guess it's still contained, otherwise you probably breathed it all in 2-3 years ago

Throwing most electronics away is not a good thing. Heavy metals like lead, cadmium, mercury, etc. sit in a landfill and leech out into the soil and eventually hit the water table, then we get to drink them, yay! :thumbsdown: