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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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A Comparative Study on E-Waste Management Systems in Developed and Developing Countries
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors evaluated the differences between the management systems and outlined the areas where the developing nations lack effective e-waste management and the advantages developed countries enjoy, and the current study results are crucial for comprehending the severe hazard posed by improper management of ewaste and the viability of future research into creating strategies to address these problems.
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Effects of E-waste on Immune System of Preschool Children
TL;DR: It is reported that various e-waste materials are involved in the impairment of the immune system, decrease level of immunoglobulins against viruses, defected level of CD4 and CD8 immune cells, hypersensitivity reactions, and lower level of various interleukins in preschool children.
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Review on E-waste management and its impact on the environment and society
TL;DR: In this article , a compendium of various sources of E-waste, environmental hazards, its composition and characterization, Ewaste scenarios in India and global world is presented.
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Mg/Zn metal‐air primary batteries using silk fibroin‐ionic liquid polymer electrolytes
Peying Fong,Khitam Muhsen +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper , a comparative study of Magnesium-air and Zinc-air primary batteries using silk fibroin-ionic liquid polymer electrolytes (composed of Bombyx mori silk fibrin and choline nitrate) is presented.
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Evolution of behavioral research on E‐waste management: Conceptual frameworks and future research directions
Md. Shah Newaz,Andrea Appolloni +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper , a comprehensive bibliometric analysis and content analysis was conducted to provide a systematic review of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)-behavioral research, which revealed two distinct research categories, namely circular economic behavior and behavioral spillovers, with seven underlying and emerging clusters followed by corresponding research streams.
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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.