Scientists use a blender to reveal what;s in our smartphones

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190314075547.htm

Many scientists at the University of Plymouth want to know what our smartphones are made of and how. They found this information out by taking a smartphone, putting it in a blender, and making it turn into dust and testing those chemicals. These scientists want to figure out a way to recycle every smartphone once they are done with their use. In order to do this experiment, they took a smart phone placed it in a blender at 500 degrees Celsius with sodium peroxide.  As a result to this experiment they found that the smartphone had 33 grams of iron, 13 grams of silicon, 7 grams of chromium, 90 milligrams of silver, and 36 milligrams of gold.

My reaction to this article was very concerning, to be on a smartphone everyday for a couple hours with these kind of chemicals can't be good for you? Right? It was also interesting to know all the chemicals used to make a phone. The thought of what kind of chemicals could be in a bigger computer is now a question in my mind.

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  1. AnonymousApril 3, 2019 at 6:45 AM

    It will be interesting to see what comes from this. I am not surprised at the amount of chemicals that have been found in the phones, but this can be a severe health concern, especially for future generations and those who are on their phones for long periods of time.

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