The cities in China where the iPhone 12 is being produced have shown worsening air quality. This was revealed in a report by financial services firm Morgan Stanley earlier this week. According to them, through a non-profit platform that collects data on air quality in China.
It is not the first controversy. Since its launch, at the beginning of the month, discussions around the device have already begun to emerge – since peeling paints to greater resistance to falls. In any case, the main criticisms were that the cell phone – which costs US$ 799,00 – does not come with headphones or a power adapter.
A Apple I was already ready for the negative reaction. No Apple Event, where the phones were announced, Lisa Jackson, vice president of environment at Apple, had her own block. In it, she stated that the company decided not to include accessories as a way to preserve the environment, reducing emissions.
The ecology of the apple
A bank is open regarding this effort. But there are much more short-term problems than global warming: air quality for those who manufacture the iPhone 12.
Zhengzhou, in Hunan province, is known as the “iPhone city.” High levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO) have been detected there.2).
It is a polluting gas known for its high presence in industrial areas. It is a byproduct of the manufacture of nitric acid, which, in electronics, is used to clean silicon wafers from which microchips are made. Its effects include bronchoconstriction, inflammation, impaired immune response and, possibly, heart problems.
A Apple has not yet commented on the air quality issue in the production of the iPhone 12.
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