COMPONENT IMPACTS ELECTRONIC DEVICES

LEAD ● Workers exposed to Lead get respiratory ● Old electronic devices as:
problems ● Tvs
● It can be very toxic for humans, animals and ● Printers
plants ● Computers
● It can affect the nervous and blood system
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BERYLLIUM ● Affects the lungs ● Springs

● Is toxic for humans ● Relays
● Chest pain ● Cables
● It can cause the dead ● Computers motherboards

CHROMIUM It is a carcinogenic substance even in low concentration ● Decorative coating

Incineration of this can cause pollution ● Fridges

It affects the kidneys and leaver

PVC ● Some of them are toxic for the environment ● Wires

● It can cause different Cancers and reproductive ● Cables
impairment
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MERCURY ● Affects the kidneys ● Lighting devices

● It has a toxic impact in our nervous, digestive and ● Batteries
immune system ● Switches
● It damage our lungs ● Relays
● Old computers
CADMIUM ● Toxic for plants, humans and animals ● Contacts
● Can produces lungs cancer ● Switches
● Kidney damage ● Laptops
● Stabilisers
● Rechargeable batteries
ORGANOTINS ● In has an effect in the reproduction of marine ● Prevent combustion
snails ● Retard the spread of flames
● It has produce a contamination that has a big
impact on some marine molluscs
● Is neurotoxic for humans and animals

BFRs ● Can cause cancer ● Combustion

● Alterations in the reproduction health ● Retard the spread of flames
● Affect thyroid function

PHTHALATES ● affect the kidney ● Range

● produces cancer in rats and mice ● Industrial and consumer applications
● produce kidney diseases in animals ● Discret chemicals products