From gamespot.com:
Not content with prying open just the iPhone in its hunt for toxic components, Greenpeace has dismantled the three big game consoles to see what unpleasant materials they contain. The resulting report, "Playing Dirty," is out today. The upshot: The PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii didn't break any laws, but--as gamers will discover--they do contain dubious and arguably unnecessary chemicals.
The research reveals that the three consoles contain a mixture of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), phthalates, beryllium, and bromine. Bromine and beryllium are a health issue for workers mainly during disposal and recycling, while phthalates have the unwelcome honour of being linked to sexual reproduction problems--especially in male mammals. Not something that gaming geezers will want to hear.
PS3
* Contained some bromine-free circuit boards--the only console tested to receive that honour.
* However, it also had the highest level (13.8 percent) of bromine in a single component--the fan housing.
* Contained PVC, but not as much as the Xbox 360. The report points out the differences in PVC weren't huge.
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