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Re:Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link ... by johnchristopher on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @03:10PM (#15760125)
Some years ago (and I mean decades) my teenage self read somewhere or heard someone talking of the unknown dangers of some gas being released by motherboards (think: silent killers).
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Re:Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link ... by Moru on Thursday November 23, 2017 @08:17AM (#15764808)
That is usually flame retardant:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame_retardant

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Re:Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link ... by johnchristopher on Friday November 24, 2017 @05:53AM (#15770466)
Thanks, that looks like it.
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Re:Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link ... by gech on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @07:07PM (#15761782)
Interesting - found this https://ask.slashdot.org/story/02/09/09/1828240/gassing-off-...

The manufacturing process might not have been completed, the solders etc.

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