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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E-waste management
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Arijit Samajdar

Content: If electronics are thrown in landfills, these toxins may leach into groundwater and affect local resources. The informal e-waste sectors are growing rapidly in the developing countries over than in the developed countries because of the cheapest labor cost and weak legislation systems. 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. Electronic waste affects nearly every system in the human body because they contain a plethora of toxic components including Mercury, Lead, Cadmium, Polybrominated Flame Retardants, Barium, and Lithium. Even the plastic casings of electronics products contain Polyvinyl Chloride. It has been confirmed that contaminate are moving through the food chain via root plant translocation system, to the human body thereby threatening human health. E-waste-connected health risks may result from direct contact with these harmful materials from inhalation of toxic fumes, as well as from accumulation of chemicals in soil, water and food. The health effects of these toxins on humans include birth defects, brain, heart, liver, kidney and skeletal system damage. They will also significantly affect the nervous and reproductive systems of the human body.