E-Waste Management and Public Health: A scenario of Indian Cities

Authors

  • Kalpana Singh  Department of Chemistry, Shri Jai Narain Post Graduate College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Keywords:

E-waste, Hazardous Substance, LCA, MFA, MCA, EPR, E-Waste Management

Abstract

Electronic waste has turned out to be a critical environmental health issue because of the large and growing volume of E-Waste and inadequate management policies. In the last two decades, there has been an exponential growth in the production and consumption of electrical and electronic equipments. The rapid growth of technology along with up gradation in technical innovation has lead to high rate of obsolescence in electronic industry. This has made e-waste as one of the fastest growing waste streams not only in India but on a global scale. E-waste contains hazardous components which are handled in an environment unfriendly manner, thus causing a threat of deterioration in environmental conditions and human health. In this paper, we present an overview of the various lethal substances present in e-waste, their potential environmental and human health impacts along with the strategies currently being used for e-waste management.

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2016-06-30

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Volume 2, Issue 3, May-June-2016

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Kalpana Singh "E-Waste Management and Public Health: A scenario of Indian Cities" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology (IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 2, Issue 3, pp.887-890, May-June-2016.