E-Waste Management in the United States and Public Health Implications.
Electronic waste (e-waste) generation is increasing worldwide, and its management becomes a significant challenge because of the many toxicants present in electronic devices. The U.S. is a major producer of e-waste, although its management practice and policy regulation are not sufficient to meet th...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Environmental Health Vol. 79; no. 3; pp. 8 - 17 |
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| Formato: | CEU pictorial review tables/charts Journal Article |
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National Environmental Health Association
Oct2016
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=118160402&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 118160402 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 00220892 EVH jtl: Journal of Environmental Health issn: 00220892 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Oct2016 vid: 79 iid: 3 pid: 1160 pub: National Environmental Health Association place: Denver, Colorado artinfo: ui: 118160402 118160402 118160402 118160402 ppf: 8 ppct: 9 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: E-Waste Management in the United States and Public Health Implications. aug: au: Seeberger, Jessica Grandhi, Radhika Kim, Stephani S. Mase, William A. Reponen, Tiina Shuk-mei Ho Aimin Chen affil: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine sug: subj: Electronics Waste Products Classification Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control Public Policy Public Health Government Regulations United States Recycling Trends Occupational Exposure Computer Terminals Television Cellular Phone United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration Education, Continuing (Credit) ab: Electronic waste (e-waste) generation is increasing worldwide, and its management becomes a significant challenge because of the many toxicants present in electronic devices. The U.S. is a major producer of e-waste, although its management practice and policy regulation are not sufficient to meet the challenge. We reviewed e-waste generation, current management practices and trends, policy challenges, potential health impact, and toxicant exposure prevention in the U.S. A large amount of toxic metals, flame retardants, and other persistent organic pollutants exist in e-waste or can be released from the disposal of e-waste (e.g., landfill, incineration, recycling). Landfill is still a major method used to dispose of obsolete electronic devices, and only about half of the states have initiated a landfill ban for e-waste. Recycling of e-waste is an increasing trend in the past few years. There is potential, however, for workers to be exposed to a mixture of toxicants in e-waste and these exposures should be curtailed. Perspectives and recommendations are provided regarding managing e-waste in the U.S. to protect public health, including enacting federal legislation, discontinuing landfill disposal, protecting workers in recycling facilities from toxicant exposure, reducing toxicant release into the environment, and raising awareness of this growing environmental health issue among the public. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: CEU pictorial review tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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