· what are brominate
flame retardants and why are they needed in computers?
Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are mixtures
of man-made chemicals that are added to a wide variety of products, including
for industrial use, to make them less flammable. They are used commonly in
plastics, textiles and electrical/electronic equipment.
· what are companies
doing about it? a. Dell? b. Apple
Dell
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Dell designs and engineers its products with an eye toward
lowering their impacts on the environment throughout their entire life cycle.
It’s all part of our Design for Environment (DfES) program. At the earliest
stages of product development, we incorporate responsible ingredients
selection, reduction of environmentally sensitive materials, increased energy
efficiency, extension of product life span and design for disassembly. More
information on our DfES program can be found here.
Apple
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Apple
has updated their products without any harmful materials (like PVC, BFR,
Mercury, and Arsenic); they have removed all of these dangerous chemicals and
pledged that they would do it by 2008; Apple has also started a take-back
program for their products
· Find out all the
chemicals used in the making of a computer:
Chemicals:
Lead, Mercury, Chromium, Cadmium, Brominated flame retardants (BFRs),
polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs),
hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), and PVC
(polyvinyl chloride)
· how can St Pats
students do somethin to recognize Earth Day and increase Awareness of E waste?
St.
Pat’s can host an Earth day event where everyone student in every grade can
learn about the dangers in our environment, and we can make posters to notify
people about E-Waste which is important; this will allow us to share our
knowledge of E-Waste, and other harmful products that affect the environment to
other students in the school
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