| Electronic Waste | | | | contaminants accumulate in our body and may result |
| The generic term 'electronic waste' covers all archaic | | | | into various organs' failure. Some research |
| or discarded electronic devices and technology | | | | organizations have found that mercury severely |
| including consumer electronic products, computer and | | | | affects a baby's nervous system; disrupts normal |
| many more. Computers become obsolete with the | | | | functioning of heart; and causes mental impairment in |
| arrival of new fashionable models and advanced | | | | children. Cadmium in semiconductors and chip resistors |
| features. | | | | may cause various types of cancer. Brominated |
| Hazards of e-waste: | | | | Flame Retardants in printed circuit boards increases |
| Computers have dramatically enhanced the quality of | | | | the chances of cancer; it may cause endocrine |
| our life but simultaneously produced millions of tons of | | | | disruption and negatively affect the development of |
| electronic garbage over the years. E-waste is | | | | infants. Lead on printed circuit boards and computer |
| increasing at an alarming rate, which is three times | | | | monitor glass may interrupt blood systems and |
| more than household garbage. In addition, e-waste | | | | damage central nervous system. |
| contains hazardous substances such as cadmium, | | | | Prevention of electronic wastes |
| antimony, beryllium, copper, lead, arsenic, chromium, | | | | Most of us do not prefer using computes until the end |
| mercury, zinc and nickel that have detrimental impact | | | | of its life. We want to have the newer and upgraded |
| on environment and human population. Metals, glass, | | | | versions and keep contributing to e-wastes. |
| plastics can be easily recycled. Unfortunately, over 70 | | | | Users can recycle their obsolete computes to |
| percent of electronic debris (approximately 3.2 million | | | | reputable and accountable recyclers for reuse; |
| tons), wind up in landfill and are never recycled. | | | | Donating computers to the charitable schools or |
| Toxins in E-waste | | | | churches are appreciable if the equipment is |
| Computers contains up to 1,000 poisonous substances | | | | reasonably new and in good condition. |
| that can damage kidneys, nervous system, and | | | | The disposal of computer equipment should be |
| increase the risk of different kinds of cancer. | | | | executed in environment friendly manner so that toxic |
| Mercury is found in LCD screen backlights, laptops and | | | | metals do least harm to the environment and local |
| printed circuit boards. If consumed thorough food chain, | | | | health. |