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E-waste hazard: The impending challenge
Electronic waste or e-waste is one of the rapidly growing problems of the world. E-waste comprises of a multitude of components, some containing toxic substances that can have an adverse impact on human health and the environment if not handled properly. In India, e-waste management assumes greater...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2796756/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20040981 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5278.43263 |
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description | Electronic waste or e-waste is one of the rapidly growing problems of the world. E-waste comprises of a multitude of components, some containing toxic substances that can have an adverse impact on human health and the environment if not handled properly. In India, e-waste management assumes greater significance not only due to the generation of its own e-waste but also because of the dumping of e-waste from developed countries. This is coupled with India's lack of appropriate infrastructure and procedures for its disposal and recycling. This review article provides a concise overview of India's current e-waste scenario, namely magnitude of the problem, environmental and health hazards, current disposal and recycling operations, existing legal framework, organizations working on this issue and recommendations for action. |
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spelling | pubmed-27967562009-12-28 E-waste hazard: The impending challenge Pinto, Violet N. Indian J Occup Environ Med Review Article Electronic waste or e-waste is one of the rapidly growing problems of the world. E-waste comprises of a multitude of components, some containing toxic substances that can have an adverse impact on human health and the environment if not handled properly. In India, e-waste management assumes greater significance not only due to the generation of its own e-waste but also because of the dumping of e-waste from developed countries. This is coupled with India's lack of appropriate infrastructure and procedures for its disposal and recycling. This review article provides a concise overview of India's current e-waste scenario, namely magnitude of the problem, environmental and health hazards, current disposal and recycling operations, existing legal framework, organizations working on this issue and recommendations for action. Medknow Publications 2008-08 /pmc/articles/PMC2796756/ /pubmed/20040981 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5278.43263 Text en © Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Pinto, Violet N. E-waste hazard: The impending challenge |
title | E-waste hazard: The impending challenge |
title_full | E-waste hazard: The impending challenge |
title_fullStr | E-waste hazard: The impending challenge |
title_full_unstemmed | E-waste hazard: The impending challenge |
title_short | E-waste hazard: The impending challenge |
title_sort | e-waste hazard: the impending challenge |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2796756/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20040981 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5278.43263 |
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