Title: Electronic pollution - The upcoming environmental concern - Envibrary
Headings: Electronic pollution – The upcoming environmental concern
Electronic pollution – The upcoming environmental concern
What is electronic pollution?
What is e-waste?
The rising disposal of e-waste
How the e-waste radiation harms the environment?
E-waste: Global facts and figures
Adverse effects of e-waste on humans and the environment
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Arijit Samajdar

Content: Electronic pollution - The upcoming environmental concern - Envibrary
Electronic pollution – The upcoming environmental concern
by Arijit Samajdar August 29, 2018
E-waste, E-waste management, Electronic Pollution, Pollution 7
We all have heard and read about environmental degradation and how human activities are leaving a big scar on the environment and its vital resources today. People and experts around the globe are spreading widespread awareness about air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution and noise pollution. But in this post, I am going to enlighten you about an often overlooked and unthought form of pollution that is slowly crawling into the limelight and has been increasing terrifically with each passing day. We call it Electronic pollution. What is electronic pollution? Electronic pollution is the form of pollution caused by the discarded electrical or electronic devices. Used electronics which are destined for reuse, resale, salvage, recycling, or disposal are also considered e-waste. Informal processing of e-waste in developing countries can lead to adverse human health effects and environmental pollution. Electronic scrap components, such as CPUs, contain potentially harmful components such as lead , cadmium , beryllium, or brominated flame retardants . Recycling and disposal of e-waste may involve significant risk to the health of workers and communities in developed countries and great care must be taken to avoid unsafe exposure in recycling operations and leaking of materials such as heavy metals from landfills and incinerator ashes.