Joined: Jul 22, 2003
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Posted:
Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:33 pm
The interplay of technology, research, and the environment is a huge area of topics, so the point of this thread is to get people discussing it.
I'll start off with this topic: the production of computers and computer chips uses a huge amount of resources and produces serious pollution, including (I believe) toxic waste. However, not only is the computer essential to our modern world, it has unlimited potential to help, as well hurt, societies around the world.
So what do you all think? I'm intentionally keeping this as open-ended as possible, by the way, so go crazy
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MockingGods Philosophical Prodigy
Joined: Nov 14, 2002
Posts: 4724
Location: Planet Earth
Posted:
Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:14 pm
The7thScribe wrote:
I'll start off with this topic: the production of computers and computer chips uses a huge amount of resources and produces serious pollution, including (I believe) toxic waste.
There's probably much more toxicity involved with powering these chips then in the production itself. There might be as much toxicity produced in the production and powering of Christmas decorations as there is in computers and yet very few would question the reasonable nature of Christmas bling (decorations).
OOB-Bob Newbie
Joined: Mar 17, 2009
Posts: 17
Posted:
Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:28 pm
In the early days there were big problems with toxic gasses. Causing misscarriages, lung cancer and even 2 victims with brain tumors.
Thats why today the industry works inside sealed rooms and wear head to toe suits. Apart from thier own protection the "air" will quickly oxidise the fresh chip plates.
So ... the health guys got onto silicon companies recently, so I reckon the answer is ,yes the do produce to much waste, enough to be noticed, dumping toxic salts into the Mexican deserts.
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