Balabanova, Biljana (2019) Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment of E-waste Pollution. In: Electronic Waste Pollution. Springer.
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Abstract
Electronics have unique characteristics and can be a source of significant
environmental degradation, making these devices problematic toxic waste. Over the
past few decades, e-waste management has not been well organized, meaning that
the human population and the environment have suffered the consequences of
improper treatment of e-waste. For instance, much ends up in landfill, where it can
cause leaching of hazardous materials, mercury vaporization, and fires, which lead to
atmospheric pollution and toxic ash residues. This study reviews recent reports on
human exposure to e-waste, with particular focus on exposure routes and toxicities
of humans. Specific e-associated chemical elements and compounds exist in the
form of components of the equipment, target. Pieces of evidence that associate
e-waste exposure with human health effects are assessed. The role of toxic heavy metals (lead, cadmium, chromium, and mercury) and organic pollutants (polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs),polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), and biphenyl A (BPA)) on human health is also briefly discussed.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Subjects: | Natural sciences > Chemical sciences Natural sciences > Earth and related environmental sciences |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Agriculture |
| Depositing User: | Biljana Balabanova |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Oct 2019 10:26 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Oct 2019 10:26 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/22653 |
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