INFOGRAPHIC: The toxic materials inside mobile phones and health implications
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Infographic showing the toxic materials inside mobile phones and the health implications they could potentially have on humans. This was put together by the team at CompareMyMobile, the leading mobile phone recycling comparison site, who aim to spread knowledge on why recycling mobile phones is so vital - both for the environment and human health. Check out the infographic for more information, and don't hesitate to get in touch for extra details or quotes.
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- 1. http://www.comparemymobile.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_poisoning http://www.lead.org.au/lanv3n3/lanv3n3-12.html http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071120111526.htm http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/metal.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_poisoning#Acute_poisoning http://wwhttp://www.naturalhealth365.com/dangerous_chemicals/cell-phone.html http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/twelfth/profiles/Cadmium.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadmium_poisoning#Clinical_effects http://sayiamgreen.com/infographic/environmental-impact-of-cell-phones/ http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/2/prweb10432797.htm http://www.healthystuff.org/findings.100312.phones.php Sourcesfor Allthedatawithinthisinfographic... ashley@comparemymobile.com twitter.com/comparemymobile facebook.com/comparemymobile comparemymobile.com Broughttoyouby Phonerecyclingdataspecialists... BlackBerry Storm9530 Nokia N95 Motorola MOTOW233Renew Palm M125 Apple iPhone2G 5WORSTRATEDPHONESFORTOXICITYLEVELS Motorola Citrus Apple iPhone4S LG Remarq Samsung Captivate Apple iPhone5 5BESTRATEDPHONESFORTOXICITYLEVELS How werethesegraded? 36differentphonesweredismantledandtestedfor hazardoussubstances.Afterreviewingover40 elementsineachphone,allofthedeviceswere gradedwithanoverallscorefortoxicitylevelsPHONESTESTEDFORTOXICLEVELS BESTANDWORST ANDMORE... EarlystudieslinkedEarlystudieslinkedCadmiumto increasedriskofdeathfrom prostatecancer,butlaterstudies failedtoconfirmthis.Itwasdecidedthat therewas‘limitedevidence’thatthe toxinislinkedtoprostateandkidney cancer. PROSTATE Studiesshowthatpeoplewhohaveworked withLeadhaveamuchhigherrateof miscarriage. Long-termexposuretoLeadcanresultin abnormalsperm cellsoralower sperm count REPODUCTIVE Mercurypoisoningcancausepinkness ofthecheeks,fingertipsandtoes Skinmaybecomeitchy,painful, swollen,orsomemayexperience burningsensationsifexposedto Mercury SKIN LongtermexposuretoMercurycanaffectaperson’sabilitytowalkandcan causeuncontrollabletremors Leadpoisoninginadultscanresultinpaininthemusclesandjoints Cadmiumhasbeenconnectedtotheweakeningandsofteningofbones, resultinginjointpainandanincreasedriskoffracturing. LIMBSANDBONES ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ............................... ............................... Cadmiumstopsthekidneysfrombeingable toremoveacidsfromtheblood-This damageispermanent.Highacidityin thebloodcanleadtoconditionssuchas arthritisandgout. ResearchshowsthatResearchshowsthatCadmiumexposurecan reducethesizeofkidneysby30%. ChlorinecontainingBrominatedFlame Retardantsisthoughttobecarcinogens, whichaffecttheliverandkidneys KIDNEYS ThosewhohavebeenexposedtoLeadmay experiencesomedigestionproblems AcutesymptomsofLeadpoisoningcaninclude vomiting,nauseaandabdominalpain STOMACH AcuteexposuretoBrominecancause troublebreathinganddizziness;thiscan leadtolongtermlungproblems CadmiumisaknownhumanCarcinogen, exposuretothetoxincanincreasetheriskof deathfrom lungcancer AcuteexposuretoAcuteexposuretoCadmiumcanresultin inflammationofthelungs,chestpain,andit canleadtotherespiratorytract-This canbefatal SomeformsofBromineareknowntocause cancerinorganssuchasthelungs,kidneys andliver LeadLeadisasuspectedcarcinogen-Some researchersbelieveitisconnectedto cancerinvariousorgans LUNGS Mercurypoisoningcancause tachycardia:Whereaperson’sheart willbeatmuchfasterthanusual Mercurypoisoninghasbeenlinkedto hypertension:Extremelyhighblood pressure HEART ExposuretoMercuryoveralongperiodoftime canleadtoblindnessordoublevision EYES FROMUNRECYCLEDMOBILEPHONEELEMENTS POTENTIALORGANDAMAGE Thereissolidresearch,whichshowsCadmiumcomponentscancause genemutations,DNAbreaksandcelltransformation GENETICDAMAGE Researchshowsthatleadexposurein childrenhasbeenlinkedtolearning disabilities,antisocialbehaviour, growthandhearingproblems. Memoryandconcentrationissues arecommoninadultstoo HeadaHeadachesanddizzinessare commonsymptomsofleadexposure Leadhasbeenlinkedwithbrain damagebyaseniorauthorofthe journalofEnvironmentalHealth perspectives SeriousBrominepoisoningcanleadto systematicpoisoningsuchasbrainor kidneydamageduetolowbloodpressure BreathingBromineincancausedirect damagetothecentralnervoussystem ResearchshowsthatthyroidhormoneResearchshowsthatthyroidhormone developmentiskeyforthebrainintheearly stagesoflife.BrominatedFlameRetardants candisruptthatleadingtohyperactivity, learningandmemoryissues LongtermLongtermexposuretoMercurycancause memoryproblems,seizuresandcan evenleadtodeath HUMAN BRAIN GENETICANDCELLULARDAMAGE... THEIMPACTONHUMANS Zn 30Br 35BFRs n/aCd 48Pb 82Hg 80 ZincBromineBrominated flame retardants CadmiumLeadMercury Belowarethemosthazardousmaterials foundinsidemobilephones,greatly contributingtoworldwidee-wasteaswellas healthissuesforhumansandanimalsalike. Periodic Tableof Smartphones YOUREVERYDAYMOBILEPHONE WHAT’SINSIDE 140,000,000phoneswillendupin landfillsthisyear;thatequals... 4.7tonnesofgold£35Million 49tonnesofsilver£5.36Milion 80,000lbsofleadleaksintotheearth Manufacturingaphonecostsaround1,390 MegaJoulesofenergyandproduces 60KG ofCO2emissions BREAKDOWNofCO2emissions 57% Deviceproduction 43% Consumeruse 8% Transportation 1%1% Recycling TheoriginaliPhonecontainedPVCand Bromine,asaresult, 49WORKERS atLianjianTechnologyinTaiwan WEREPOISONED ASSEMBLINGTHETOUCH SCREENS ................................................................................................................................................ ............................... ............................... Theaverageuserhas Theaverageuserhas WHYRECYCLEPHONES THEFACTS Everymobileisfullofhighlytoxicmaterials,whichcancausehugeenvironmentaldamage byleachingoutandcontaminatingoursoilandlandfills...Inturnhavingaknockoneffect withhumanhealth PHONETOXICITYHEALTHREASONSTORESPONSIBLYRECYCLEOLDMOBILEPHONES