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Video: China's wasteland of toxic consumer electronics revealed

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2008-11-10 04:11:00 by Thomas Ricker in Engadget
...toxic of our e-waste is shipped illegally back to China and boiled down for its precious metals under some of the most crude conditions you can imagine. When faced with the choice of familial poverty or the slow accumulation of poison in their bloodstream (for $8 per day), it's not hard to imagine what many rural Chinese people will choose....
 
Tags: waste, e-waste dumps, toxic consumer electronics, toxic, consumer electronics, raise e-waste awareness, e-waste, china, video
 
 
 
 
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Smoke Block mask by Rescuenow protects from toxic gases

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2008-06-24 10:38:52 by HASH0x88f977c in Newlaunches.com
...toxic gas was leaked at the subway station and many innocent died. Fearing such situations, Tokyo-based Rescuenow, Inc. has come out with the new "Smoke Block" emergency mask. It provides protection against hydrogen sulfide, the latest "detergent suicide" gas created by mixing household cleaners. The mask has a special three-layer filter that...
 
Tags: mask, smoke, smoke block, mass suicidal attacks, gas, emergency mask, toxic gas, special three-layer filter, half-face version
 
 
 
 
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Apple makes Toxic Ten list: Lousy recycling program, possibly dangerous chemical found in headphones

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2008-03-17 19:00:59 by Nicholas Deleon in CrunchGear
...Toxic Ten [Porfolio.com via Gawker ShareThis
 
Tags: list, marchs portfolio magazine, portfolio, cond nast, polluters list, companys headphone cords, toxic, program, macbook air
 
 
 
 
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Toxic substance sprayed on leather sofas cause horrific burns to atleast 1000 people

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2008-05-29 04:34:28 by Editor in Medlaunches.com
...toxic substance to stop them going mouldy. The chairs had been treated with a fungicide to stop them going mouldy in storage. But the substance caused violent irritant-related eczema in some customers. Customers were informed that not everyone who bought a sofa would suffer a reaction but the number was high enough to call it a 'widespread'...
 
Tags: toxic substance, substance, leather, leather sofas, horrific burns, street chain argos, mouldy, chinese-made sofas, stop
 
 
 
 
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Are Mac Pro Cases Toxic? [Approach With Caution]

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2008-09-27 13:30:00 by matt buchanan in Gizmodo
...toxic vapors. Translating from the language of lose to the language of guns, soccer moms and hot dogs results in a bit of discombobulation, but the gist is that a CNRS lab researcher got a Mac Pro, and after his eyes and respiratory tract were repeatedly agitated by a "stench," decided to break down the noxious vapor coming off the Mac Pro....
 
Tags: mac pro, cnrs lab researcher, cnrs lab, giz france, giz france editor, apple, warn apple, researcher, launcher
 
 
 
 
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Mac Pros accused of emitting toxic gas, placing blame on someone else

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2008-10-01 17:05:00 by Joseph L. Flatley in Engadget
...toxic . According to the French newspaper Liberation, that mysterious stench emanating from your Mac Pro contains benzene -- which can irritate the eyes, skin and respiratory tract. Instead of being a mere inconvenience, that smell could be a cloud of poison gas that threatens to dizzy up, nauseate and migraine-ify you and everyone you care...
 
Tags: apple tells macworld, apple, wee bit toxic, french newspaper liberation, hazmat suit, mere inconvenience, mac pro, email, poison gas
 
 
 
 
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Rotten Apples - Are Some Mac Pros Releasing Toxic Odors?

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2008-10-02 06:54:29 by C. S. Magor in The Uber-Review
...toxic odors. Apple is investigating claims that its flagship desktop contains seven volatile organic contaminants, which include styrene, benzene and its derivatives The odor, which has been described with everything from new car smell to cannabis, is alleged to be the result of a resin coating on some circuit boards. It supposedly disappears...
 
Tags: toxic odors, mac pros, mac book pro, volatile organic contaminants, useless product, apple, apple forum, product, popular french newspaper
 
 
 
 
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OGCC Day 2 - Inflatable Fruitcake

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2008-12-02 10:42:53 by Andrew Liszewski in OhGizmo!
 
...toxic than the real thing if you do, and C) Theyre easier and cheaper to mail since they can be sent inside a standard sized envelope So if youre interested in sending someone an Inflatable Fruitcake as a gift, you can do so on their website for just $9.50, shipping included. But if you want to order 2 or more, youll have to visit Archie...
 
Tags: inflatable fruitcake, fruitcake, real, visit archie mcphee, christmas party guest, traditional christmas gag, inflatable version, cherries remain, andrew liszewski
 
 
 
 
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Company scores plummet in Greener Electronics Guide

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2008-06-27 16:20:40 by Maximus in Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
...toxic chemicals, electronic waste and new criteria on climate change only Sony and Sony Ericsson score more than 5/10 in our latest Guide to Greener Electronics. Nintendo and Microsoft remain rooted to the bottom of the Guide The Greener Electronics Guide is our way of getting the electronics industry to face up to the problem of e-waste. We...
 
Tags: sony, sony ericsson stands, models, sony ericsson models, chemicals criteria, chemicals, score, lge score close, low score