19 January 2012, 12:14
(19 January 2012, 10:44)NorthernRaider Wrote: The last item I read on this issue was PCP particles were being found in increasing numbers in Antartic fish and wildlife and the ologists think its coming from a spot in China where the local oiks burn old cables and circuit boards to recover precious metals. The dopey bastards are poisoning the local land more millions of years.
That would make sense. The older cables were less well protected. The UK regulations, and the German (who are super efficient with technology and especially cable sophistication) are so tight, that any cable being burned, that meets regulations, would not be a big contributor.
The older cables are the ones to really F*** things up. Producing them over in China and India causes huge polution, but the UK, German and EU regulations don't apply over there. There are some companies, that I won't name for legal reasons, that import the crap low quality (and lower price) cable to use and sell in the UK market. But most of the big contractors don't touch that stuff.