Dangerous chemicals used in iPhone?
Here is what CTV news in Canada had to say on this issue with the Apple iPhone:
Environmental watchdog group Greenpeace International has launched an aggressive campaign warning consumers of hazardous chemicals used in Apple’s wildly popular iPhone.
Scientists at the Greenpeace Research Laboratories in Britain found iPhones analyzed in their labs tested positive for reactive brominated flame retardants and phthalates plasticisers.
Greenpeace says some of the chemicals are labeled in Europe as “toxic to reproduction” and interfere with sexual reproduction in mammals.
“Phthalate is a chemical that is hormone destructive, therefore it will affect the immune system and the reproductive system,” Greenpeace International spokesperson Zeina Alhajj told CTV Newsnet on Tuesday from Amsterdam.
None of the four phthalates found in the study are permitted for use in components of toys or childcare articles sold in Europe.
While iPhones themselves are not harmful, Alhajj cautioned that PVC chemicals may become hazardous, depending on how consumers use the product.
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