You do know the argument against chemicals doesn't apply so much to the chip
makers because the argument is that the pollution at the chip plant can be
more easily controlled and contained because there's only a small number of
plants, but the photo labs are everywhere and can't be monitored as easily.
Also, the film pollution is ongoing at the consumer end (each time you bring
film for developing) but not so for digital.
George S.
wright@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
<< Yes, chip fabs are notorious sources of very nasty chemicals. I believe
that
is one reason that many of them are overseas (relative to the US). They also
need an incredible amount of water, so they are typically located near lakes
or rivers I believe...
>>
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