Is the dust on your computer toxic?

Spinner (Spinner) According to new research into chemical residue found in the dust collecting on computers and other electronics devices, the PC that you're using to read this story could pose a long-term threat to your health.

June 3, 2004 6:59 PM ET in News,

According to new research into chemical residue found in the dust collecting on computers and other electronics devices, the PC that you’re using to read this story could pose a long-term threat to your health.

In a report published by Clean Production Action and the Computer TakeBack Campaign, two groups studying environmental and health issues related to computers, researchers contend that potentially dangerous elements of brominated fire retardants are turning up in dust samples swiped from computers.

Source: News.com

7 Comments:

  1. Geeky1
    3 Jun '04, 11:04 pm

    *rolls eyes*

  2. hitokiri
    3 Jun '04, 11:23 pm

    HAH! nothing has happened to me yet! *cough*wheez*faint*

  3. pseudonym
    3 Jun '04, 11:24 pm

    Brominated Fire Retardants?? I would assume those are used in electronics production at some point OR they took the data at a brominated fire retardant plant. I'd say its a 50/50 chance.

  4. DogSoldier
    4 Jun '04, 12:03 am

    Look on the plus side, if your lungs ever catch fire....

  5. entropy
    4 Jun '04, 1:07 am

    brominated fire retardants sounds like some sort of soup they serve at an institute

  6. Zero1
    4 Jun '04, 5:31 am

    Guess this means everytime I open up my computer I should stop snorting the dust =/ lol

  7. Thrax
    4 Jun '04, 6:02 am

    First asbestos, then brominated fire retardants.

    Why is it that whenever someone makes a neato material that saves lives, it takes people 15+ years to figure out that it kills you merely by existing?

    Smacktards.

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