Más contenido relacionado La actualidad más candente (13) Similar a INFOGRAPHIC: The toxic materials inside mobile phones and health implications (20) INFOGRAPHIC: The toxic materials inside mobile phones and health implications1. 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