What are the health risks when handling computer processors and memory?
March 8, 2009 5:55 am Add-ons
asked:
Are there health risks like cancers, organs damage, birth defects, etc…, when handling or being around computer processors and memory too much?
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Are there health risks like cancers, organs damage, birth defects, etc…, when handling or being around computer processors and memory too much?
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Mercuri :
Date: March 9, 2009 @ 6:27 am
Nope, not even in the slightest. Well, unless you’re allergic to plastics and metals.
jess :
Date: March 10, 2009 @ 4:48 pm
owee booboos
foxproracer1 :
Date: March 10, 2009 @ 11:03 pm
Not that I have ever heard of! There is nothing in them that is dangerous. You are safe around processors and memory chips unless you pour some dangerous chemical on them and then get that on ya!!
Trey K :
Date: March 13, 2009 @ 11:58 am
yes, but you would have to have an IMMENSE exposure to them day in and day out for 20+years
vikingnoise :
Date: March 14, 2009 @ 1:24 pm
No. You’re a greater danger to them than they are to you. You’ve got enough static electricity to destroy them.
There is one minor concern, though. Arctic Silver thermal compound isn’t a good thing to get on your hands. It’s the heat-transfer paste that goes between the CPU and the heatsink. It contains finely ground silver to aid in heat conduction, and it’s never good to get metal powder on your skin. But if you’re careless enough to get it on you then you’re likely not doing your computer components any good either.
jarasicjosh04 :
Date: March 16, 2009 @ 11:10 pm
There ar etrace amoutns of loxic elements like gold, halfnium, radium, and lead, plus others like cyanide and aesnic and mercury, but they are all concealed int he cpu, and unless oyu eat them day in and day out for ofurty years, will never develope a problem. there’s more of a radioactive risk form th ranite on you kitchn counter than your computer.
Hope this helps
JoelKatz :
Date: March 18, 2009 @ 6:17 pm
There are trace amounts of many toxic compounds sealed inside them. The only toxic compound not always sealed is the lead in the solder. I recommend not rubbing your face with your hands when handling electronic components and washing your hands afterward, but it’s really not necessary. In fact, more and more components are now made with no lead at all.