[johnchristopher]

Some years ago (and I mean decades) my teenage self read somewhere or heard someone talking of the unknown dangers of some gas being released by motherboards (think: silent killers).

[Moru]

That is usually flame retardant:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame_retardant

[johnchristopher]

Thanks, that looks like it.

[gech]

Interesting - found this https://ask.slashdot.org/story/02/09/09/1828240/gassing-off-...

The manufacturing process might not have been completed, the solders etc.