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Cadmium lasts forever

• pfdietz 8y ago
  Good thing the vast majority of PV modules don't use cadmium.
  • macawfish 8y ago
    I've been looking all over the comments for information about this... Can you elaborate?
    • pfdietz 8y ago
      90+% 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 ago
        Here 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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