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Dear Research in Motion: I am interested in one of your products, the BlackBerry® Pearl™ (T-Mobile) . Specifically, I would like to now more about certain environmental aspects of this product. Please answer the following questions: 1. Which of the following materials do the plastic parts of this product contain: lead, cadmium, dicylohexy phthalates, diisobutyl phthalates, Dibutyl phthalates, Benzylbutyl phthalates, diethylhexyphthalates, diisooctal phthalates, diisononyl phthalates, and/or diisodecyl phthalates? 2. Has the manufacturer eliminated brominated or chlorinated flame retardants (BFRs or CFRs) from this product? 3. What percent (in weight) of this product's plastic, glass, and metal parts are recyclable? 4. Do you have a recycling or take-back program for this particular product? 5. Does this product comply with the European Union Restriction on Hazardous Substances Directive 2002/95/EC regarding the content of lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, and/or cadmium? 6. Does this product contain more than 0.1% of decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE)? 7. Do you make an environmental specification available and easily accessible to the public for this product and if so, where can I find it? 8. What is the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) for this phone, in watts per kilogram? 9. What are the Telephone Communication Power (TCP) requirements for this phone, in watts? Thank you in advance for your reply, <Your Name Here>
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BlackBerry® Pearl™ (T-Mobile)
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Research in Motion
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