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Batteries are all over the place, we can see it in all kinds of electronic devices. A laptop battery is an electrochemical device to convert chemical energy to electrical energy to provide power to our electronic devices. The chemical used in battery will pollute the environment heavily if the batteries are improperly disposed of. In this article will show you how to safety disposed and recycled a used battery. Environmental Hazards of Household Batteries There are more and more batteries using in our household. A laptop battery is an electrochemical device to convert chemical energy to electrical energy to provide power to our electronic devices. Batteries contain heavy metals such as mercury, lead, cadmium, and nickel, which can heavily pollute the environment when batteries are improperly disposed of. Batteries may produce the following environmental hazards: Burning the Sony NP-BG1 batteries in public area will pollute the lakes and streams as the metals vaporize into the air when burned and it may cause burns or danger to eyes and skin. Contribute to heavy metals that potentially may leach from solid waste landfills. Batteries waste in riverside will pollute the water with strong acid. Animals or human drinking from these water will be harm by the pollution of the water. What you can do before buying new batteries So, do you wonder what you can do before buying the new Inspiron 1520 battery to prevent waste and lower the environmental impact of your hand. Here will provide some of the recommendation for you. Buy batteries that have less mercury and heavy metals. The batteries now are reformulated to reduce the usage of mercury. Some batteries such as the alkaline inspiron 1525 battery have had about a 97 percent mercury reduction in the product. Newer alkaline batteries may contain about one-tenth the amount of mercury previously contained in the typical alkaline battery. Some alkaline batteries have zero-added mercury, and several mercury-free, heavy-duty, carbon-zinc batteries are on the market. Try to not buy more batteries when you already have enough battery on hand. Most of the people likes to buy more batteries and store it at home but it will not be using in some time. This is a waste and will increase the risk of battery pollution in your house. Consider using of rechargeable batteries. Rechargeable batteries as inspiron 1300 battery, inspiron b120 battery, inspiron b130 battery has longer life span and use fewer batteries. However rechargeable batteries still contain heavy metals such as nickel-cadmium. When disposing of rechargeable batteries, recycle if possible. ACER Laptop Battery DELL Laptop Battery HP Laptop Battery TOSHIBA Laptop Battery
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