Typical Laptop Computer Made in Shanghai, China

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Footprint 1496.83
Weight 3.88
Distance 368042.67
Embodied 1003.93
Transport 0.9
Energy Use x kWh
492

  • x  +
    1
    • ABS, primary
    • Beijing
    • 1.01
    • 1.43
    • 1.4
    • 1.41
    • 1069.97
    • 0.02
    acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
  • x  +
    2
    • steel, primary
    • Russian Federation
    • 0.63
    • 0.89
    • 1.4
    • 0.88
    • 3571.29
    • 0.01
    low alloy steel, virgin
  • x  +
    3
    • copper, primary
    • Chuquicamata, Chile
    • 0.41
    • 0.85
    • 1.2
    • 0.49
    • 18606.2
    • 0.36
  • x  +
    4
    • glass, clear primary
    • Korea, KY 40387, USA
    • 0.34
    • 0.28
    • 0.27
    • 0.09
    • 11913.3
    • 0.19
    clear bottle glass, virgin
  • x  +
    5
    • PMMA, primary
    • China
    • 0.17
    • 0.43
    • 2.5
    • 0.43
    • 1681.62
    • 0
    polymethyl methacrylate (acrylic)
  • x  +
    6
    • nickel
    • Australia
    • 0.16
    • 1.81
    • 11
    • 1.76
    • 6424.23
    • 0.05
  • x  +
    7
    • aluminum, primary
    • Canada
    • 0.15
    • 0.85
    • 5.2
    • 0.78
    • 9312.93
    • 0.07
    forom bauxite, virgin
  • x  +
    8
    • Epoxy resin
    • Shanghai, China
    • 0.15
    • 0.08
    • 0.5
    • 0.08
    • 0.76
    • 0
    with epichlorohydrin, bisphenol A
  • x  +
    9
    • PVC rigid, primary
    • Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
    • 0.13
    • 0.12
    • 0.89
    • 0.12
    • 1212.91
    • 0
    rigid polyvinylidene chloride, primary
  • x  +
    10
    • PC, primary
    • Saudi Arabia
    • 0.08
    • 0.18
    • 2.3
    • 0.18
    • 7437.08
    • 0
    polycarbonate (plexiglass)
  • x  +
    11
    • cadmium
    • South Africa
    • 0.08
    • 0.05
    • 0
    • 0
    • 12456
    • 0.05
    Part Description
  • x  +
    12
    • ferrite
    • Russian Federation
    • 0.07
    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    • 3571.29
    • 0
    Part Description
  • x  +
    13
    • polyoxymethylene
    • Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
    • 0.07
    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    • 1220.22
    • 0
    Part Description
  • x  +
    14
    • steel, stainless prim.
    • ?saka City, ?saka Prefecture, Japan
    • 0.04
    • 0.09
    • 2.2
    • 0.09
    • 1364.48
    • 0
    virgin 18/8, superaustenitic
  • x  +
    15
    • PP, primary
    • Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
    • 0.03
    • 0.03
    • 0.84
    • 0.03
    • 1214.22
    • 0
    polypropylene, virgin
  • x  +
    16
    • SBR elastomer
    • Beijing, China
    • 0.02
    • 0.02
    • 1.2
    • 0.02
    • 1069.22
    • 0
    styrene butadiene
  • x  +
    17
    • silicon
    • Brazil
    • 0.02
    • 0.02
    • 0
    • 0
    • 18029.9
    • 0.02
    Part Description
  • x  +
    18
    • PET, primary
    • china
    • 0.01
    • 0.01
    • 1.1
    • 0.01
    • 1681.62
    • 0
    polyethylene terephthalate, virgin
  • x  +
    19
    • lead
    • 20°4256.23'S 139°2838.94'E
    • 0.01
    • 0.01
    • 0.67
    • 0.01
    • 6095.01
    • 0
    human health carcinogenicity
  • x  +
    20
    • Lithium
    • Zimbabwe
    • 0.2
    • 100.11
    • 500
    • 100
    • 11313.8
    • 0.11
  • x  +
    21
    • Magnesium
    • China
    • 0.001
    • 0.03
    • 32
    • 0.03
    • 1681.62
    • 0
    Magnesium is often mined from the ocean floor
  • x  +
    22
    • Barium
    • India
    • 0.001
    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    • 4389.29
    • 0
  • x  +
    23
    • Manganese
    • South Africa
    • 0.001
    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    • 12456
    • 0
  • x  +
    24
    • Silver virgin
    • Peru
    • 0.001
    • 4.1
    • 4100
    • 4.1
    • 17049.2
    • 0
  • x  +
    25
    • Tantalum
    • Bajia Brazil
    • 0.001
    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    • 17206.8
    • 0
  • x  +
    26
    • Beryllium
    • California
    • 0.001
    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    • 10164.2
    • 0
  • x  +
    27
    • Titanium
    • Australia
    • 0.001
    • 0.02
    • 20
    • 0.02
    • 6424.23
    • 0
  • x  +
    28
    • Cobalt
    • Congo
    • 0.001
    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    • 11516.8
    • 0
  • x  +
    29
    • Antimony
    • Tajikistan
    • 0.001
    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    • 4595.31
    • 0
  • x  +
    30
    • Cadmium
    • South Korea
    • 0.05
    • 750
    • 15000
    • 750
    • 782.16
    • 0
  • x  +
    31
    • Bismuth
    • Mexico
    • 0.002
    • 0.4
    • 200
    • 0.4
    • 12336.5
    • 0
  • x  +
    32
    • Chromium
    • South Africa
    • 0.01
    • 30
    • 3000
    • 30
    • 12456
    • 0
  • x  +
    33
    • Mercury
    • Khaidarkan
    • 0.001
    • 20
    • 20000
    • 20
    • 4580.17
    • 0
  • x  +
    34
    • Germanium
    • China
    • 0.0001
    • 2
    • 20000
    • 2
    • 1681.62
    • 0
  • x  +
    35
    • Indium
    • Peru
    • 0.001
    • 20
    • 20000
    • 20
    • 17049.2
    • 0
  • x  +
    36
    • Gold virgin
    • 26?1358.56'S 27?5750.34'E
    • 0.001
    • 6.8
    • 6800
    • 6.8
    • 11803
    • 0
  • x  +
    37
    • Ruthenium
    • Russia
    • 1.0E-5
    • 0.2
    • 20000
    • 0.2
    • 3571.29
    • 0
  • x  +
    38
    • Selenium
    • Japan
    • 0.002
    • 10
    • 5000
    • 10
    • 1646.77
    • 0
  • x  +
    39
    • Gallium
    • Guinea
    • 1.0E-5
    • 0.2
    • 20000
    • 0.2
    • 13103.2
    • 0
  • x  +
    40
    • Arsenic
    • Chile
    • 0.001
    • 20
    • 20000
    • 20
    • 18732.1
    • 0
  • x  +
    41
    • Palladium
    • USA
    • 0.0001
    • 2
    • 20000
    • 2
    • 11504.2
    • 0
  • x  +
    42
    • Vanadium
    • Kazakhstan
    • 0.001
    • 20
    • 20000
    • 20
    • 4918.71
    • 0
  • x  +
    43
    • Europium
    • Canada
    • 0.0001
    • 2
    • 20000
    • 2
    • 9312.93
    • 0
  • x  +
    44
    • Niobium
    • Rio de Janeiro
    • 0.0001
    • 2
    • 20000
    • 2
    • 18262
    • 0
  • x  +
    45
    • Yttrium
    • China
    • 0.0001
    • 2
    • 20000
    • 2
    • 1681.62
    • 0
  • x  +
    46
    • Platinum virgin
    • South Africa
    • 0.0002
    • 1.76
    • 8800
    • 1.76
    • 12456
    • 0
    Virgin platinum used as a fuel cell system catalyst
  • x  +
    47
    • Terbium
    • China
    • 0.0001
    • 2
    • 20000
    • 2
    • 1681.62
    • 0
  • x  +
    48
    • Rhodium virgin
    • China
    • 0.0001
    • 1.9
    • 19000
    • 1.9
    • 1681.62
    • 0
    Virgin rhodium used for fuel cell catalyst
  • x  +
    49
    • tin
    • Bangka Island, Indonesia
    • 0.02
    • 0.14
    • 7.1
    • 0.14
    • 4072.46
    • 0
    replacement for lead in solder

this is taken in part from the PC Magazine article Whats Inside Your Laptop?