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The
IMPACT
of your
Smartphone
Raw materials consumed during production
4400 grams
Smartphone
80 grams
Toxins in your smartphone
Lead
Mercury
Cadmium
Hexavalent chromium
E-Waste Disposal
83%
sent to global south
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naturalresurces
Natural Resource Consumption from your Smartphone
12,760 L
Water
used in metal and manufacturing process and mining
18 m^2
Land
used in mining elements such as lithium, tantalum, and cobalt
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Conflict minerals
Minerals that fuel armed conflict
Tantalum
Tungsten
Tin
Gold
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mines conflict minerals
in forced labor and child labor conditions
Revenue used to by weapons and fuel conflict
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Minerals required for smart phone production
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toxins
Toxins in your smartphone
Your smartphone contains many toxic chemicals which can have detrimental effects to human health and the environment. Proper disposal of smartphones is required in order to minimize contamination of these chemicals into the environment.
E-Waste Disposal
ewaste
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