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Bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in wild aquatic species from an electronic waste (e-waste) recycling site in South China
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Water and several wild aquatic species including Chinese mysterysnail, prawn, fish, and water snake were collected from a reservoir surrounded by several e-waste recycling workshops in South China to investigate the levels and bioaccumulation extent of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls released from electronic waste (e-w waste) which was processed by crude recycling method.About:
This article is published in Environment International.The article was published on 2008-11-01. It has received 285 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Polybrominated diphenyl ethers & Bioaccumulation.read more
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E-waste: An assessment of global production and environmental impacts
TL;DR: Miniaturisation and the development of more efficient cloud computing networks, where computing services are delivered over the internet from remote locations, may offset the increase in E-waste production from global economic growth and theDevelopment of pervasive new technologies.
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Informal electronic waste recycling: A sector review with special focus on China
TL;DR: Information on informal e-waste management is gathered, a look at its particular manifestations in China is taken, and some of the main difficulties of the current Chinese approach are identified.
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E-waste in the international context – A review of trade flows, regulations, hazards, waste management strategies and technologies for value recovery
I.M.S.K. Ilankoon,Yousef Ghorbani,Meng Nan Chong,Gamini Herath,Thandazile Moyo,Jochen Petersen +5 more
TL;DR: It is argued that given the breadth of available technologies, a more systematic evaluation of the entire e-waste value chain needs to be conducted with a view to establishing integrated management of this resource at the appropriately local rather than global scale.
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Exposure to DE-71 alters thyroid hormone levels and gene transcription in the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis of zebrafish larvae.
TL;DR: In this article, the whole-body content of thyroid hormone and transcription of genes in the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis were analyzed, and the results confirmed the reliability of the zebrafish larvae as models for assessment of the developmental toxicity of PBDEs and the expression of genes of the HPT axis can evaluate the potential mechanisms of thyroid disruption.
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Diagnostic health risk assessment of electronic waste on the general population in developing countries' scenarios
TL;DR: In this paper, a diagnostic risk assessment of health issues potentially elicited by e-waste related mixtures of toxicants is presented, where Endocrine disruption and neurotoxicity are specifically considered as main health burden issues relevant to perpetuation through life cycle and across generations.
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