| abstract |
A communication device is designed to contain the lowest possible level of toxic or hazardous materials, so that when it is eventually thrown away it will not harm the environment and can be recycled safely. Each component A1, A2, ..., An in the communication device has a calculated component toxicity index value. A product toxicity index for the entire communication device is calculated by summing the individual component toxicity index values. The desired result is a communication device having a product toxicity index of less than or equal to 100. The resulting communication device is referred to as "environmentally friendly". The communication device may be a two-way radio (10), and some of the components may be a radio transmitter (12), a radio receiver (14), an antenna (16), an amplifier (18), a battery ( 20) and a housing (22). |