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Toxic Metals in Electronics and Health Risks

The document summarizes the effects on human health and the environment of various components found in electronics. It lists lead, cadmium, organotins, brominated flame retardants (BFRs), phthalates, mercury, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), chromium, and beryllium, describing their toxic impacts such as kidney damage, brain damage, and respiratory illness. It also indicates which electronic devices commonly contain each component, such as lead in TV power supplies and cadmium in nickel-cadmium batteries.

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Toxic Metals in Electronics and Health Risks

The document summarizes the effects on human health and the environment of various components found in electronics. It lists lead, cadmium, organotins, brominated flame retardants (BFRs), phthalates, mercury, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), chromium, and beryllium, describing their toxic impacts such as kidney damage, brain damage, and respiratory illness. It also indicates which electronic devices commonly contain each component, such as lead in TV power supplies and cadmium in nickel-cadmium batteries.

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Component Effects (Human being – Is included in these

environment) I electronics

Lead: Lead can cause: It is include in electronic devices


 anaemia such as:
 Kidney damage
 abortions  Tv model power supply
 damage of nervous systems adapter
 Brain damage  Computers
 Cellphones

Cadmium: This causes the excretion of essential It is included in this electronic


proteins and sugars from the body and devicesc:
further kidney damage. It takes a very
long time before cadmium that has  Nickel cadmiun battery
accumulated in kidneys is excreted  In old computers
from a human body.  Nickel cadmiun recharger
battery

Organotins: can enter the environment in industrial They are mainly used to produce
wastewater, by evaporating from places polyvinyl chloride or flexible and
where phthalate has been discarded, malleable vinyl. Phthalates are
directly from consumer products, used in hundreds of products
during the burning of plastic products present in our homes, hospitals,
and in landfill leaching liquids in which cars and businesses.
it can reach the ground, bodies of water
and groundwater.

BFRs: BFRs have an inhibiting effect on the It is used in:


combustion of organic
materials, because of that in the pass  electronics include
of the years it have caused so many connectors and relays, and
fires making that people die. wire and cable insulation

 used in electronics and the


“whack-a-chemical” trend
in government regulation of
halogenated FRs.

Phthalates: The health effects of exposure to They are included in the plastic
phthalates are, covering the cables, the boots and
the cars
phthalate is an endocrine disruptor and
can cause [Link] phthalates may
affect human reproduction or
development.

Mercury: Mercury can damage human health Mercury is include in most of smart
because it is toxic to the nervous system, devices
the brain and spinal cord particularly the  Cellphones
developing nervous system of a fetus or
young child.  Computers

 TV

 Usb

PVC: PVC i’s not biodegradable e. Items made They are included in the plastic
from PVC retain their form for decades covering the cables, the boots and
and the breakdown that occurs is just the cars
granulation the pieces simply become
smaller. Animals can ingest these pieces
and the plastic can block their digestive
tracts.

Chromium: High concentrations of chromium can Chromium is included in


damage the gills of fish that swim near  Cellphones
the point of disposal.
In animals chromium can cause  Some computers
respiratory problems, a lower ability to
fight disease, birth defects, infertility  In old tv
and tumor formation.

Beryllium: The most commonly effect of beryllium Beryllium is used as a moderator in


is called berylliosis is a dangerous lung nuclear reactors. Beryllium is
disorder that can also damage other alloyed with copper to form a wear
organs, as the heart. In about 20% of all resistant material, known as
cases people die of this disease. beryllium bronze, used in
Breathing in beryllium in the workplace gyroscopes and other devices
is what causes berylliosis. where wear resistance is
important.

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