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Title: News: Apple bans benzene, n-hexane in iPhone, iPad assembly Post by: HCK on August 14, 2014, 09:00:34 pm News: Apple bans benzene, n-hexane in iPhone, iPad assembly
Apple has banned the use of two chemicals, benzene and n-hexane, in final assembly of its iPhones and iPads, the Associated Press reports. The company has drawn criticism in the past for using both potentially hazardous chemicals — workers reported n-hexane-related sicknesses in 2010, and by 2011, workers at an Apple manufacturing partner wrote a letter regarding their concerns and health issues due to n-hexane exposure. Though Apple claims an investigation… Source: News: Apple bans benzene, n-hexane in iPhone, iPad assembly (http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/apple-bans-benzene-n-hexane-in-iphone-ipad-assembly) |