30 November, 2007 
GP03R2R 
Nintendo Wii Dismantled 
★★★★ (E) 
30 November, 2007 
GP03R33 
Playing Dirty 
★★★★ (E) 
30 November, 2007 
GP03R35 
Playstation 3 Dismantled 
★★★★ (E) 
30 November, 2007 
GP03R5H 
Xbox 360 Dismantled 
★★★★ (E) 
30 November, 2007 
GP03R5K 
Zeina Alhajj Soundbite 
★★★★ (E) 

Toxics Analysis on Games Consoles

Toxics Analysis on Games Consoles

Shoot 
GP0STOO9 
11/30/2007 
The Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii are tested in an independent laboratory for hazardous and toxic components.
Tests on all three consoles proved positive for a number of hazardous chemicals and materials. The printed wiring boards (PWB) of the XBox 360 and Wii were found too both contain bromine and the electrical contacts on the printed wiring board (PWB) of the hand controllers for the XBox 360 and PS3 contained beryllium. Wii console contained a number of hazardous chemicals and materials, including PVC and brominated flame retardants. The motherboard - the main printed wiring board (PWB), from each of the three consoles contained a high level of bromine, indicating the presence of brominated flame retardants (BFRs). The fans from all three consoles contained high levels of bromine. 
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