Component Effects (Human being –
environment) I electronics
Lead: Lead can cause:
 anaemia
 Kidney damage
 abortions
 damage of nervous systems
 Brain damage
Cadmium: This causes the excretion of essential
proteins and sugars from the body and
further kidney damage. It takes a very
long time before cadmium that has
accumulated in kidneys is excreted
from a human body.
Organotins: can enter the environment in industrial
wastewater, by evaporating from places
where phthalate has been discarded,
directly from consumer products,
during the burning of plastic products
and in landfill leaching liquids in which
it can reach the ground, bodies of water
and groundwater.
BFRs: BFRs have an inhibiting effect on the
combustion of organic
materials, because of that in the pass
of the years it have caused so many
fires making that people die.
Phthalates: The health effects of exposure to They are included in the plastic
phthalates are, covering the cables, the boots and
the cars
Is included in these
It is include in electronic devices
such as:
 Tv model power supply
adapter
 Computers
 Cellphones
It is included in this electronic
devicesc:
 Nickel cadmiun battery
 In old computers
 Nickel cadmiun recharger
battery
They are mainly used to produce
polyvinyl chloride or flexible and
malleable vinyl. Phthalates are
used in hundreds of products
present in our homes, hospitals,
cars and businesses.
It is used in:
 electronics include
connectors and relays, and
wire and cable insulation
 used in electronics and the
“whack-a-chemical” trend
in government regulation of
halogenated FRs.
 phthalate is an endocrine disruptor and
can cause cancer.Some phthalates may
affect human reproduction or
development.

Mercury: Mercury can damage human health Mercury is include in most of smart
because it is toxic to the nervous system, devices
the brain and spinal cord particularly the  Cellphones
developing nervous system of a fetus or
young child.  Computers

 TV

 Usb

PVC: PVC i’s not biodegradable e. Items made They are included in the plastic
from PVC retain their form for decades covering the cables, the boots and
and the breakdown that occurs is just the cars
granulation the pieces simply become
smaller. Animals can ingest these pieces
and the plastic can block their digestive
tracts.

Chromium: High concentrations of chromium can Chromium is included in

damage the gills of fish that swim near  Cellphones
the point of disposal.
In animals chromium can cause  Some computers
respiratory problems, a lower ability to
fight disease, birth defects, infertility  In old tv
and tumor formation.

Beryllium: The most commonly effect of beryllium Beryllium is used as a moderator in

is called berylliosis is a dangerous lung
disorder that can also damage other
organs, as the heart. In about 20% of all
cases people die of this disease.
Breathing in beryllium in the workplace
is what causes berylliosis.
nuclear reactors. Beryllium is
alloyed with copper to form a wear
resistant material, known as
beryllium bronze, used in
gyroscopes and other devices
where wear resistance is
important.