Environmental pollution of electronic waste recycling in India: A critical review

AK Awasthi, X Zeng, J Li - Environmental pollution, 2016 - Elsevier
The rapid growth of the production of electrical and electronic products has meant an
equally rapid growth in the amount of electronic waste (e-waste), much of which is illegally …

E-waste: a problem or an opportunity? Review of issues, challenges and solutions in Asian countries

S Herat, P Agamuthu - Waste Management & Research, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Safe management of electronic and electrical waste (e-waste/WEEE) is becoming a major
problem for many countries around the world. In particular, developing countries face a …

Heavy metal contamination of soil and water in the vicinity of an abandoned e-waste recycling site: implications for dissemination of heavy metals

Q Wu, JYS Leung, X Geng, S Chen, X Huang… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Illegal e-waste recycling activity has caused heavy metal pollution in many developing
countries, including China. In recent years, the Chinese government has strengthened …

Toxic chemicals from uncontrolled e-waste recycling: Exposure, body burden, health impact

S Lin, MU Ali, C Zheng, Z Cai, MH Wong - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Uncontrolled electronic-waste (e-waste) recycling processes have induced serious
environmental pollution and human health impacts. This paper reviewed studies on the wide …

Environmental heavy metal contamination from Electronic Waste (e-waste) recycling activities worldwide: A systematic review from 2005 to 2017

MGK Houessionon, EMD Ouendo, C Bouland… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The recycling of electronic waste (e-waste) contaminates ecosystems with metals, though a
compilation of data from across sites worldwide is lacking, without which evidence-based …

Cancer risk assessments of Hong Kong soils contaminated by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

YB Man, Y Kang, HS Wang, W Lau, H Li, XL Sun… - Journal of hazardous …, 2013 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate soils from 12 different land use types on human cancer
risks, with the main focus being on human cancer risks related to polycyclic aromatic …

Occurrence and fate of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from electronic waste dismantling activities: A critical review from environmental pollution to human health

S Ma, M Lin, J Tang, R Liu, Y Yang, Y Yu, G Li… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Electronic waste (e-waste) is one of the fastest-growing solid wastes and has become an
urgent issue due to the potential adverse consequences of exposure to emitted toxic …

Risk assessment of polychlorinated biphenyls and heavy metals in soils of an abandoned e-waste site in China

Q Zhang, J Ye, J Chen, H Xu, C Wang, M Zhao - Environmental Pollution, 2014 - Elsevier
Risk assessment of abandoned e-waste recycling areas received little attention. Herein, we
report the concentrations of 16 PCBs and 7 heavy metals in soils near an abandoned e …

Acute toxicity of 50 metals to Daphnia magna

A Okamoto, M Yamamuro… - Journal of applied …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Metals are essential for human life and physiological functions but may sometimes cause
disorders. Therefore, we conducted acute toxicity testing of 50 metals in Daphnia magna …

Global occurrence, chemical properties, and ecological impacts of e-wastes (IUPAC Technical Report)

D Purchase, G Abbasi, L Bisschop… - Pure and Applied …, 2020 - degruyter.com
The waste stream of obsolete electronic equipment grows exponentially, creating a
worldwide pollution and resource problem. Electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) …