Cell Phone Dangers: Loaded with Mercury, Chlorine, Cadmium, Health Risks

Cell Phone Dangers: Loaded with Mercury, Chlorine, Cadmium, Health Risks







Lisa Garber
Activist Post

Not that you’ll be eating your cell phone anytime soon, but did you know
that it’s loaded with toxins like mercury, chlorine, and cadmium?
Helping to analyze cell phone dangers, the Ecology Center of Ann Arbor,
Michigan teamed up with ifixit.com to take apart and identify components of 36 models of cell phones. They found at least one of the following in every device:

• Bromine
  
• Chlorine
  
• Cadmium
  
• Lead
  
• Mercury
  

In total, ifixit.com dismantled over a thousand cell phones to test for
toxins by utilizing X-ray fluorescence to irradiate and measure the
radiation given back by an object. Certain materials—like the toxins—are
identified by the signature of radiation the object re-emits.

“Even the best phones from our study are still loaded
with chemical hazards,” bemoaned Jeff Gearhart, research director of
the Ecology Center. He published the results of the study on his
website, HealthyStuff.org. “These chemicals [are] linked to birth defects, impaired learning, and other serious health problems.”


Source:-
http://www.activistpost.com/2012/10/cell-phone-dangers-loaded-with-mercury.html