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Is the dust on your computer toxic?

Spinner June 3, 2004 6:59 PM ET in Tech

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

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7 Comments:

  1. Geeky1
    No comment.
    3 Jun '04, 7:04 pm

    *rolls eyes*

  2. hitokiri
    Resident Ninja Poster.
    3 Jun '04, 7:23 pm

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

  3. pseudonym
    Faster than you!
    3 Jun '04, 7:24 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
    Mitt Romney's Love Child
    3 Jun '04, 8:03 pm

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

  5. entropy
    Disorder at its finest
    3 Jun '04, 9:07 pm

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

  6. Zero1
    Moonlight Crucible
    4 Jun '04, 1:31 am

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

  7. Thrax
    Cad
    4 Jun '04, 2:02 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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