Potentially toxic chemicals from LCD displays in nearly half of household dust samples tested

Chemicals commonly used in smartphone, television, and computer displays were found to be potentially toxic and present in nearly half of samples of household dust collected by a team of toxicologists led by the University of Saskatchewan (USask).

USask's Prof. John Giesy, Canada Research Chair in Environmental Toxicology, is sounding the alarm and calling for more research.

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