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* '''Phosphorus''' (CRT): skin, eye, and stomach irritation | * '''Phosphorus''' (CRT): skin, eye, and stomach irritation | ||
* '''[[Brominated flame retardants]]''' (plastics, cables, CRTs): endocrine disruptor, neurotoxin | * '''[[Brominated flame retardants]]''' (plastics, cables, CRTs): endocrine disruptor, neurotoxin | ||
| + | * '''[[Polychlorinated Biphenyls]]''' (PCBs) | ||
The following are links to info about e-waste: | The following are links to info about e-waste: | ||
Revision as of 14:47, 8 September 2008
I wanted to have this list of the unhealthy stuff contained in computers be public. Perhaps eventually, the list could go onto a "Why Recycle?" webpage on our site.
- Barium (CRT): Intestinal illness, muscular weakness
- Beryllium (electronics): Can damge bones, cause cancer
- Cadmium (batteries and circuit boards): Kidney, liver, bone, and blood damage
- Hexavalent chromium (steel): liver, kidney, nerve tissues
- Lead (CRT, circuit boards): Vascular and kidney disease, brain disorders in young children
- Mercury (LCD, flat panel displays, batteries): kidney damage
- Phosphorus (CRT): skin, eye, and stomach irritation
- Brominated flame retardants (plastics, cables, CRTs): endocrine disruptor, neurotoxin
- Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
The following are links to info about e-waste: