Re: [SLUG] OT - disposing of CRT tubes.

[jam@xxxxxxxxx]

On Thursday 08 December 2005 12:05, slug-request@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Anyone know if there's any special disposal considerations for electron
> > accelerators (tubes)?
>
> I was under the impression that CRT glass was leaded glass and therefore
> needed special treatment, and because there was an oversupply of it,
> they were charging for disposal.

I was under the impression that the lead compounds in lead glass were in a 
eutectic alloy and thus the lead in Austrian Lead Cut Glass champaign glasses 
was no more significant than the chlorine in salt. Any chemists care to 
comment ...
James