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Table 2.

Electronic component materials categories and source.

Category	Common materials	Source
Printed circuit board	Fiberglass, epoxy resin with a copper foil, paper reinforced phenolic resin, copper, lead, nickel, gold, aluminum, polyimide, polyester, Teflon	Dell desktop HP desktop RAM Intel microprocessor
Casings	PC + ABS - FR(40)	Laptop
	PC	Cellphone
	PC + ABS	Desktop cover
Peripheral	PVC	Gray plastic cable
	PVC	Black plastic cable
	PC + ABS	Keyboard
	Polystyrene and acrylate	Plastic fan

PC = polycarbonate, ABS = acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, FR(40) = flame retardant (i.e Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), triaryl phosphate ester, PVC = polyvinyl chloride, RAM = random access memory.