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hp L1725 LCD Monitor 
Regulatory Information 
TCO '99 
Congratulations! You have just purchased a TCO '99 approved and labeled 
product! Your choice has provided you with a product developed for 
professional use. Your purchase has also contributed to reducing the burden 
on the environment and to the further development of environmentally 
adapted electronics products. 
This product meets the requirements for the TCO '99 scheme which provides 
for an international environmental and quality labeling of personal 
computers. The labeling scheme was developed as a joint effort by the TCO 
(The Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees), Svenska 
Naturskyddsforeningen (The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation), 
Statens Energimyndighet (The Swedish National Energy Administration), and 
SEMKO AB. 
The requirements cover a wide range of issues: environmental, ergonomic, 
usability, reduction of electric and magnetic fields, energy consumption and 
electrical safety. 
Why do we have environmentally labeled computers? 
In many countries, environmental labeling has become an established 
method for encouraging the adaptation of goods and services to the 
environment. The main problem, as far as computers and other electronics 
equipment are concerned, is that environmentally harmful substances are 
used both in the products and during their manufacture. Since it is not so far 
possible to satisfactorily recycle the majority of electronics equipment, most 
of these potentially damaging substances sooner or later enter nature. 
There are also other characteristics of a computer, such as energy 
consumption levels, that are important from the viewpoints of both the work 
(internal) and natural (external) environments. Since all methods of electricity 
generation have a negative effect on the environment (for example, acidic 
and climate-influencing emissions, radioactive waste), it is vital to save 
energy. Electronics equipment in offices is often left running continuously and 
thereby consumes a lot of energy. 
What does the environmental labeling involve? 
The environmental demands have been developed by Svenska 
Naturskyddsforeningen (The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation). 
These demands impose restrictions on the presence and use of heavy metals, 
brominated and chlorinated flame retardants, CFCs (freons) and chlorinated 
solvents, among other things. The product must be prepared for recycling, 
and the manufacturer is obliged to have an environmental policy which must 
be adhered to in each country where the company implements its 
operational policy. 
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