IT products certification organisation TCO Certified has said six more chemicals have recently been added to its accepted substance list.
“Hazardous substances used by the IT industry are a risk to both humans and the environment,” stated TCO. “Dioxins, halogens and other toxic substances end up in the natural environment because of improper use in manufacturing and when products are not recycled responsibly in a controlled environment.
“Since a very low percentage of substances have been studied and hazard assessed, only banning a few substances that have been proven to be harmful is not enough. Substances should instead always be considered hazardous until proven safer before they are used.”
As part of its efforts to enable safer choices and provide more transparency, TCO has developed its accepted substance list as a reference tool for IT manufacturers. In 2021, the system was expanded from substances used in products to also cover cleaner and degreaser substances used in manufacturing processes.
“As the list is public and available to everyone, it helps drive chemical safety in the IT industry and society as a whole,” said TCO.
The six new items (all process chemicals) that were added to the list are:
- n-Butanol (71-36-3)
- Butanone (78-93-3)
- Ammonium hydroxide (1336-21-6)
- CYBERSOLV (C8882 and C8622)
- Vital (GW9066)
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