The next casualty in the console war might be you.

In their new 'Playing Dirty' report, environmental organization Greenpeace found that all three home video game consoles - Sony's PS3, Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii - tested positive for a variety of hazardous chemicals, including polyvinyl chloride (PVC), beryllium, bromine, and phthalates.

The latter, found in relatively high levels in both the Xbox 360 and PS3, are not permitted in components of toys or childcare products sold in the European Union. However, game consoles are not classified as toys and therefore are not subject to existing legislation.

"Whether game consoles are classified as toys or not, they can still contain hazardous chemicals and materials that could harm humans. The technology is available for the manufacturers to design out toxics and produce greener game consoles now," said Greenpeace's Dr. Kevin Brigden in a press release.

The report found that all three systems also contained significant levels of bromine, a chemical linked to impaired memory functions and other health problems. One of the phthalates found in the 360 and PS3, a chemical called DEHP, is also known to interfere with sexual development in mammals, especially males.

Hold on -- you don't need to start wearing a cup made of reinforced steel every time you play Halo 3 just yet. Greenpeace points out that the three console manufacturers have "avoided or reduced uses of individual hazardous substances in certain materials within their consoles." Nintendo's Wii showed no traces of beryllium in its electrical contacts, the Xbox 360 used fewer brominated materials in its housing materials and the PS3 circuit boards were bromine-free.

"Our test clearly shows that a greener game console is possible, said Casey Harrell, Greenpeace International toxics campaigner. "By combining the best practices of each console design, we could replace most of the hazardous chemicals found in these game consoles with toxic free materials."

And whatever you do, don't dump your broken 360 in the trash. The group has further identified game consoles as key contributors towards a growing waste product called "ewaste." Once console have reached the end of useful life, the group said, game consoles are "often dumped and end up in unsafe and dirty recycling yards in developing countries, where toxic contents harm both the environment and the health of workers."


source
http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/killer...emicals/1214392

oh so that explain my absent mindedness of late. i've been a gamer for....

now, wat was i talking about again?

no genaration if play to much PS3.......

Hope not.....

time to wear hazard suit while playing game

I was about to post the link when i noticed that someone else oledi posted it.

Hahaha..you guys are going to be "Mandul" especially those who have PS3,Wii and Xbox36.

as long as we dont lick it, i think its okay




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no la...as long as we didnt lick , eat the console then safe.

what the heck... just play more games!

This post has been edited by judge-the: May 23 2008, 03:45 PM

Just play games! So what about the environment!!?

what if i slept wif my console...
anything bad will happen to me....

slept with the console next to your bed...

big deal, it's not like we're breathing in any fumes, you should be more worried about smoking while gaming rather than some damn chemicals inside.

this is just stupid.
if this worries you,then:

dont drive (your vehicle releases too much carbon monoxide)
dont go to mamak stall and breathe in the smoke from smokers
dont eat too much fried food
dont drink colouring filled drinks
dont eat colouring filled food
dont drink carbonated drinks
dont take sugar
dont take salt

hell,just stay at home la since you're so damn scared of being killed by these insignificant issues

Exactly my thoughts. The media is just making a big deal out of it.

Who cares..
Ok continue my GTA4..

tomorrow yahoo! will come out with this article:

Playing with marbles will give you cancer.

agreed!

* bila mau teh tarik with me?

My son just lick my xbox360 controller 1 month ago...........

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dunno leh..u always busy wan

i wonder pc also emits this kind of dangerous gases... if now then we are all dead. plus u cant post in lowyat.net net anymore...

i think it is the plastic problem. why cant they make it out of metal or alluminium.. oh then they got to spray paint it. with piano finishing .,,, ehehhee

mmm the hazardous chemicals contain some kind of virus i heard, can only transmitted through three ways, one; random sex or changing sex partners, two; sharing the needles, three;..........