Health consequences of exposure to e-waste: a systematic review
Kristen Grant,Fiona C Goldizen,Peter D. Sly,Marie-Noel Brune,Maria Neira,Martin van den Berg,Rosana E. Norman,Rosana E. Norman +7 more
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In this article, the authors systematically searched five electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, PsycNET, and CINAHL) for studies assessing the association between exposure to e-waste and outcomes related to mental health and neurodevelopment, physical health, education, and violence and criminal behaviour, from Jan 1, 1965 to Dec 17, 2012, and yielded 2274 records.About:
This article is published in The Lancet Global Health.The article was published on 2013-12-01 and is currently open access. It has received 476 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Environmental exposure & Thyroid function.read more
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Respiratory Disorders Related to e-Waste Exposure among Workers in the Informal Sector in a Sub-Saharan African City: An Exposed Nonexposed Study
Ablo Prudence Wachinou,Nonvignon Marius Kêdoté,Géraud Padonou,Serge Ade,Joaquin Darboux,Mirlène Tohi,A. A. Fiogbe,Julius N. Fobil,Gildas Agodokpessi +8 more
TL;DR: Work involving e-waste is associated with a higher prevalence of respiratory symptoms and with an increased risk of FEV1 and FVC decline, as well as of lung function impairment, particularly of restrictive disorders.
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E-Device Purchase and Disposal Behaviours in the UAE: An Exploratory Study
TL;DR: In this article , a survey was conducted among the students and staff members of a federally funded university in the UAE, namely Zayed University, and quantitative methodology was adopted to analyze the collected data.
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Gestión de desechos electrónicos en mercados emergentes
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors identify tendencias and desafíos that enfrentan las economías emergentes cuando se enfractan al creciente problema global de desechos electrónicos, as well as evaluar their respuesta tanto a nivel nacional como local.
Awareness and Perception of Media Campaign on E-waste effects among Residents of Ado Odo-Ota, Nigeria
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated respondents' rate of awareness and knowledge, through the media, of e-wastes and how that rate affects attitude to the problem and found that exposure to the media on the ewaste hazards was critically low.
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