Recent reports are accusing Mac Pros of producing fumes containing toxic chemicals like the carcinogen, benzene. The reports stem from a posting left this past week on a French site catered towards Mac enthusiasts, MacBidouille.

The posting cites testing conducted at a laboratory which used multiple censors on the computers over an eight day period. The testing monitored the air emitted from the computer that was being circulated by a cooling fan. Using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry, the posting claims to have found seven organic contaminants being released in the vapors from the computers.

The posting was commissioned by an anonymous user who says he is a researcher at France’s National Center for Scientific Research and experienced an irritation of the eyes, nose and larynx after just ten days of exposure to his Mac Pro.

Substances Found

Among the substances supposedly being emitted from the Mac Pros, aside from benzene, were propanal, isobenzofuranione and acetic acid. A majority of these chemicals are merely considered irritants. However, benzene has been found to elevate cancers like MDS in people who are exposed for a long duration of time.

Many Mac Pro owners from around the world have reportedly filed complaints about strong odors being released from their computers. In some cases, consumers have even reported having headaches and experiencing nausea.

Apple has not addressed the posting or the complaints being filed by customers who recently bought the computer. However, some users claim that after posting complaints on support forums AppleCare technicians have replaced certain components of the computer, which has seemed to take care of some of the problems. 

Tags: "Benzene Exposure" carcinogens "Mac Pros", carcinogens, Information-News, Mac Pros