Greenpeace: Hazardous Chemicals Found In Apple iPhone
Paul Icamina - AHN News Writer
Atlanta, GA (AHN) - Apple should clearly label the iPhone because it contains the hazardous chemical phthaltes, the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) said Monday.
Ultimately Apple should get rid of them altogether, the environmental group said as it declared it was suing Apple based on the report by environmental group Greenpeace that found hazardous materials, including phthaltes, in Apple’s iPhone.
Greenpeace - in a report released Oct. 15 - said it has disassembled an iPhone and claims to have uncovered two types of hazardous substances: toxic brominated compounds (indicating the presence of brominated flame retardants) and hazardous PVC, according to a PC World report.