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Who says it's just about quantity? Persistence and danger matter immensely, and some waste remains deadly for many thousands of years. It sounds like manageme
by Jill_the_Pill 8y ago
Who says it's just about quantity? Persistence and danger matter immensely, and some waste remains deadly for many thousands of years.
It sounds like management of toxic solar waste is merely labor-intensive.
- wbl 8y agoCadmium lasts forever
- pfdietz 8y agoGood thing the vast majority of PV modules don't use cadmium.
- macawfish 8y agoI've been looking all over the comments for information about this... Can you elaborate?
- pfdietz 8y ago90+% of PV modules sold are mono or poly crystalline silicon. There is no cadmium involved in that. There are CdTe thin film cells, but they have a small and declining share of the market.
- ThomPete 8y agoHere is the full context of that copy and pasted response. http://notrickszone.com/2018/05/23/new-study-solar-module-owners-sitting-on-a-pile-of-hazardous-lead-and-cadmium/#comment-1263379 http://notrickszone.com/2018/05/23/new-study-solar-module-ow...
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