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Health consequences of exposure to e-waste: a systematic review

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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.
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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.

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The Lancet Commission on pollution and health

Philip J. Landrigan, +49 more
- 19 Oct 2017 - 
TL;DR: This book is dedicated to the memory of those who have served in the armed forces and their families during the conflicts of the twentieth century.

Preventing disease through healthy environments: a global assessment of the burden of disease from environmental risks

TL;DR: The main message emerging from this new comprehensive global assessment is that premature death and disease can be prevented through healthier environments – and to a significant degree.
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Cobalt toxicity in humans—a review of the potential sources and systemic health effects

TL;DR: Future research should focus on longitudinal studies in the clinical setting of MoM hip implant patients to further elucidate the dose-response discrepancies, and monitoring of the free fraction of Co2+ might be advisable for future risk assessment.
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Waste Printed Circuit Boards recycling: an extensive assessment of current status

TL;DR: More than 150 related articles mostly published in the last 15 years and covering the broad areas like characterization of waste printed circuit boards, health hazards associated with the processing and the different routes of recycling have been analyzed to provide a comprehensive overview on this topic as discussed by the authors.
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Health risk assessment of lead for children in tinfoil manufacturing and e-waste recycling areas of Zhejiang Province, China.

TL;DR: The results indicated that lead pollution from e-waste recycling and tinfoil processing appears to be a potential serious threat to children's health.
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Correlations of PCBs, DIOXIN, and PBDE with TSH in children's blood in areas of computer E-waste recycling.

TL;DR: Among children who are exposed to persistent organic pollutants, the pollutant content increases significantly in their serum, and the distribution of TSH levels in their bodies are also affected.
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In utero exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and reduced neonatal physiological development from Guiyu, China.

TL;DR: Difference of ∑PCBs level was found between normal birth and adverse birth outcomes; prenatal exposure to PCBs appears to influence neonatal health, but still needs further confirmation.
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Increased levels of lead in the blood and frequencies of lymphocytic micronucleated binucleated cells among workers from an electronic-waste recycling site.

TL;DR: Air concentrations of the toxic metals at e-waste and control sites were analyzed using inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry and a history of working with e-Waste was a predictor for increased blood lead levels and MNBNCs frequencies in the subjects.
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