Not to mention the halogenated monosodium chloride (MSC) http://www.bnellis.com/msc/ and http://www.bnellis.com/msc/MSC_MSDS.htm Brian Tom Gervascio wrote: > Probably the same idiots that wanted to ban dihydrogen monoxide- a real killer- colorless, odorless resulting in the deaths of thousands of people annually! Write your congressman! > > Tom Gervascio > Senior Process Engineer > Sparton Electronics > (352) 540-4040 > > >>>>[log in to unmask] 06/04/04 10:30AM >>> > > This is the kind of scare tactics that resulted in RoHS. An art form > disguised as science. I suppose everyone who has worked in a > drilling/machining shop, since FR-4 became popular about 35 years or so > ago, is already dead from exposure to dust from the TBBPA compounds? I'd > guess there would be more danger from the glass dust. > > May the good Lord preserve me from extremists, cranks, technocrats and > the misguided. > > Brian > > Dennis Fritz wrote: > > >>Just saw this on the internet. Wonderful new publicity about brominated >>flame retardants. Have posted to HalogenFree forum, but am so mad that I can't >>resist posting here, too. What a wonderful piece of scientific reporting. >> >>Denny Fritz >>MacDermid, Inc. >>**************************************** >>Updated: 03:42 AM EDT >>'Toxic Dust' on Computers Tied to Disease >>By RACHEL KONRAD, AP >> >>SAN FRANCISCO (June 3) - "Toxic dust" found on computer processors and >>monitors contains chemicals linked to reproductive and neurological disorders, >>according to a new study by several environmental groups. >> >>AP >> >>The survey, released Thursday by Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, Computer >>TakeBack Campaign and Clean Production Action, is among the first to identify >>brominated flame retardants on the surfaces of common devices in homes and >>offices. >> >>Electronics companies began using polybrominated diphenyl (PBDEs) and other >>flame retardants in the 1970s, arguing that the toxins prevent fires and cannot >>escape from plastic casings. >> >>"This will be a great surprise to everyone who uses a computer," said Ted >>Smith, director of the Toxics Coalition. "The chemical industry is subjecting us >>all to what amounts to chemical trespass by putting these substances into use >>in commerce. They continue to use their chemicals in ways that are affecting >>humans and other species." >> >>Researchers collected samples of dust from dozens of computers in eight >>states, including university computer labs in New York, Michigan and Texas, >>legislative offices in California, and an interactive computer display at a >>children's museum in Maine. They tested for three types of brominated flame retardants >>suspected to be hazardous. >> >>The most toxic piece of equipment discovered by the researchers was a new >>flat-screen monitor in a university in New York, implying that newer equipment >>isn't necessarily cleaner. >> >>Penta- and octa-brominated diphenyl will be taken off the market by the end >>of the year. Environmental groups are demanding legislation that would ban >>deca-brominated diphenyl, too. >> >>PBDEs, which have caused neurological damage in laboratory rats in numerous >>studies, are related to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). PCBs have been used >>in fire extinguishers, fluorescent lights and liquid insulators since the 1920s. >> >>PCBs were outlawed in the 1970s, but the toxins don't erode and still persist >>in the environment. >> >>The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, part of the U.S. >>Department of Health and Human Services, and several other organizations have >>confirmed that PCBs damage brains of human fetuses. >> >>Scientists have not directly correlated exposure to PBDEs with specific >>diseases or developmental impairment. Researchers at University of California, >>Davis, and elsewhere are studying possible links between brominated flame >>retardants and autism, but results are years away. >> >>Independent researchers who reviewed the new study say consumers shouldn't >>throw out their computers, and they needn't wear special gloves or minimize >>exposure to computer monitors. There's no known way to remove dust-born PBDEs, so >>special wipes or sprays wouldn't reduce chemical exposure. >> >>"The levels in the dust are enough to raise a red flag, but not enough to >>create a crisis," said Dr. Gina Solomon, senior scientist at the Natural >>Resources Defense Council and assistant professor of medicine at University of >>California, San Francisco. "I have an old computer monitor in front of me now, and >>I'm not about to throw it away. But when I get a new one, it darn well will be >>free of these chemicals." >> >>The electronics industry has been reducing or eliminating some brominated >>flame retardants since the late 1990s, when European countries began prohibiting >>the sale of products that contain the chemicals. >> >>Dell Inc. and many other computer makers continue using a flame retardant >>related to PBDEs on circuit boards. They use lead, mercury and other toxins in >>central processing units and monitors. But Dell, along with Apple Computer Inc. >>and others, stopped using PBDEs in 2002. >> >>"People can be very confident about their new computer purchase," Dell >>spokesman Bryant Hilton said. "We've worked a lot with suppliers, and we require >>audits and material data sheets on all our products. It's an important topic to >>be aware of, and brominated flame retardants are something we've been very >>focused on and will continue to be focused on." >> >>On the Net: >> >>Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition: http://www.svtc.org >> >> >>06/03/04 22:59 EDT >> >>Copyright 2004 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news >>report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed >>without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. 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