iphone Is Not So Green

Well this is something that I didn't see coming from my green contious friends from Apple. Apparently there is few chemicals that are in the iphone that most cell phone makers have gotten rid of, such as bromine, PVCs, and toxic phthalates.

The real bad part is that some of this stuff can hurt you in the wang department! Check the quote:

"Dr. David Santillo, Senior Scientist at the Greenpeace Research Laboratories, commented, “Two of the phthalate plasticisers found at high levels in the headphone cable are classified in Europe as ‘toxic to reproduction, category 2′ because of their long-recognised ability to interfere with sexual development in mammals. While they are not prohibited in mobile phones, these phthalates are banned from use in all toys or childcare articles sold in Europe. Apple should eliminate the use of these chemicals from its products range."

There are many things I would like the iphone to do, but that's not one of them.

Missed call: the iPhone’s hazardous chemicals [Greenpeace via Crunchgear]