Originally Posted by
Dunemaul
no dee those elements are stored in the glass i believe opening a vacuum wont blow anything in your face and there is no air pushing out any contents inside. Ive broken more tvs then i would like to admit. when you do it there is small flakes that go through the air like crazy. These are the bad things i think least when i see it i go take a break. just had a heavy metal test done last week for my doctor and none of my levels were abnormal. Like another poster in the thread said we are exposed to these elements on a daily basis unless you hoss breaking down 100's of tvs i wouldn't worry to much. im more worried about getting electrocuted the heavy metal poisoning.
The lead is in the form of leaded glass but is coated in powdered phosphors. These phosphors are coated to the inside of the CRT and could be released when the vacuum is released. Cadmium used to be used in old tvs 40 years. Now I believe the main substance to be wary of is the Yttrium used to create the phosphor that is responsible for the red colour in your CRT. Yttrium is also a restricted substance because it can cause lung cancer if you inhale it.
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