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Handling e-waste in developed and developing countries: initiatives, practices, and consequences.
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The faster growth of e-waste generated in the developing than in the developed world presages continued expansion of a pervasive and inexpensive informal processing sector, efficient in its own way, but inherently hazard-ridden.About:
This article is published in Science of The Total Environment.The article was published on 2013-10-01. It has received 438 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Extended producer responsibility & Hazardous waste.read more
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Material flow, economic and environmental life cycle performances of informal electronic waste recycling in a Thai community
Aubrey L. Arain,Richard L. Neitzel,Kowit Nambunmee,Roland Hischier,Siripond Jindaphong,Jesse Austin-Breneman,Olivier Jolliet +6 more
TL;DR: In this article , the authors performed a combined material flow analysis and life cycle assessment (LCA) analysis of four household appliances (washing machine, refrigerator, Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) television, fan) in an informal e-waste recycling community in Thailand.
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The Global Trade in E-Waste: A Network Approach
TL;DR: The electronic waste trade is a global environmental injustice issue as discussed by the authors, and it is composed of precious metals, making its recycling and reuse economically viable. Yet, it contains hazardous materials.
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Development of biodegradable solid polymer electrolytes incorporating different nanoparticles for electric double layer capacitor / Chong Mee Yoke
TL;DR: In this article, a biodegradable solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) using natural polymer as host polymer for energy storage and energy conversion devices is presented, where green ionic liquid (1-ethyl-3methylimidazolium trifluoromethanesulfonate (EMIMTf), copper(II) oxide (CuO), yttrium(III) oxide(Y2O3), and nanoparticles (fumed silica) are incorporated into the SPE.
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Recent Technologies in Electronic-Waste Management
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the role of global legislation and regulations in Electronic-waste recycling strategies and cover 66% of electronic industry practices; most importantly to be mentioned are waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) directive, restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) directive and registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals (REACH) directive regulations.
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Is informal electronic waste recycling a newer source for atmospheric industrial persistent organic pollutants in Indian metropolitan cities
TL;DR: In this article, a concise review of articles pertaining to studies in the recent past showing the evidence for emission of industrial persistent organic pollutants (iPOPs) such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) from major metropolitan cities of India.
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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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Global perspectives on e-waste
TL;DR: The Basel Ban, an amendment to the Basel Convention that has not yet come into force, would go one step further by prohibiting the export of e-waste from developed to industrializing countries as discussed by the authors.
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Export of toxic chemicals – A review of the case of uncontrolled electronic-waste recycling
Ming Hung Wong,Shengchun Wu,Wenjing Deng,X. Z. Yu,Qian Luo,Anna Oi Wah Leung,Coby S.C. Wong,W. J. Luksemburg,A. S. Wong +8 more
TL;DR: It is obvious that the environment is highly contaminated by these toxic chemicals derived from the recycling processes, especially on tracking the exposure pathways of different toxic chemicals which may affect the workers and local residents especially mothers, infants and children.
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Spatial distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in soil and combusted residue at Guiyu, an electronic waste recycling site in southeast China.
TL;DR: The crude processing of e-waste has become one of the major contributors of PBDEs and PCDD/Fs to the terrestrial environment and acid leaching and open burning emitted the highest concentrations.
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Heavy Metals Concentrations of Surface Dust from e-Waste Recycling and Its Human Health Implications in Southeast China
TL;DR: Risk assessment predicted that Pb and Cu originating from circuit board recycling have the potential to pose serious health risks to workers and local residents of Guiyu, especially children, and warrants an urgent investigation into heavy metal related health impacts.