Samsung and other semiconductor factories were detected as carcinogens

The Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute has previously released a new survey: Carbohydrates were detected in semiconductor factories at three companies, including Samsung.

Researchers from the beginning of 2009, which lasted three years, conducted investigations at five production lines and four assembly lines at factories of Samsung, Hynix Semiconductor Inc. and Fairchild Semiconductor. The above result.

Park Jung-sun, the director of the institute, said: "Our findings are significant and the production lines at these factories were tested to contain a certain amount of carcinogens such as benzene, arsenic, and formaldehyde, even though their contents are not sufficient. Carcinogenic, but already enough worrying. These factories must do their best to minimize these levels."

According to the results of the study, some production lines and assembly lines accidentally produced benzene that can cause leukemia, which is less than 1 part per million and still within an acceptable range. However, the detected arsenic content on the tap water line was 0.061 mg/m3, which was much higher than the acceptable maximum value of 0.01 mg/m3. Arsenic can cause lung cancer. Taking into account the health of employees, these factories must take immediate measures.

In July last year, six young employees of the Samsung chip factory suffered from leukemia and other blood diseases. For this reason, Samsung had to hire a well-known US environmental consulting company to investigate these cases. The results showed that the employee's illness was not related to the chip factory. According to reports, Samsung also organized an expert committee to conduct a self-examination on the existence of cancer risk in the factory the previous year. The latest findings undoubtedly gave Samsung a punch.