Electronic Waste: A Growing Concern in Today′s Environment

Bhutta, M. Khurrum S.; Omar, Ahmad Marzuki; Yang, Xiaozhe

doi:10.1155/2011/474230

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“…It is reflective of the fact that a sizeable proportion of consumers in India may still be in the dark when it comes to e-waste and scientific recycling initiatives to tackle the stumbling block. Bhutta et al (2011) commented that most people are still unaware of the potential negative impact of the rapidly increasing use of computers, monitors and televisions. When these products are placed in landfills or incinerated, they pose health risks due to the hazardous materials they contain.…”

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Anatomizing the Dynamics of Societal Behaviour towards E-waste Management and Recycling Initiatives: A Case Study of Kolkata, India

Roy

2016

Management and Labour Studies

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It is a truth universally acknowledged that waste is continually generated in the course of production and consumption of products and materials. While augmented recycling and recovery initiatives are being undertaken to combat the ecological impact of skyrocketing municipal waste volumes, individuals must also be parallelly responsive towards the overwhelming environmental concerns sparked by the rapidly increasing volumes of electronic waste (e-waste) in the opted city of Kolkata, India. E-waste is a hazardous concoction of heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, mercury, barium or arsenic, in addition to other halogenated compounds; its unconscionable disposal can adversely trigger soil and groundwater pollution, while taking its toll on human health as well as multifarious flora and fauna. In an attempt to remedy the problem in hand, the present study purports to investigate the attitudes, knowledge and behaviour of Kolkata's populace, in light of e-waste management and recycling behaviour. With the aid of a structured questionnaire, an aggregate of 242 respondents have been surveyed, so as to gain cognizance of their voices and concerns towards e-waste management. The results have been scrutinized in order to prescribe diagnostic explications to policy-makers and general masses alike, such that appropriate measures may be undertaken to endorse recycling behaviour across all Indian households.

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Anatomizing the Dynamics of Societal Behaviour towards E-waste Management and Recycling Initiatives: A Case Study of Kolkata, India

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2016

Management and Labour Studies

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“…Oral ingestion of contaminated food has been proved to be an important pathway for the transfer of heavy metals from the environment to human bodies. In humans, lead interferes with behavior and learning abilities; copper results in liver damage; and chronic exposure to cadmium increases the risk of lung cancer and kidney damage (Balakrishnan Ramesh et al, 2007;Bhutta et al, 2011;Chan and Wong, 2013;Esteban-Vasallo et al, 2012;Grant et al, 2013;Yan et al, 2013). Children are particularly susceptible to heavy metal exposure due to high gastrointestinal uptake and the permeable blood-brain barrier (Guo et al, 2010;Huo et al, 2007;Li et al, 2011c;Ogunseitan, 2013).…”

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Environmental effects of heavy metals derived from the e-waste recycling activities in China: A systematic review

Song

2014

Waste Management

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“…Moreover, disposing and recycling of ICT hardware as e-waste in landfills or disassembling at the end of its lifecycle have negative impact on the environment [123]. In contrast to general municipal waste, certain components found in electronic waste contain toxic materials that can cause serious threat to human health and environment [124]. Further, thermal effects of high Non-Ionizing Radiation (NIR), emitted by wireless communication devices, can cause health damage [125].…”

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Role of ICT in Community-Oriented Policing in South Asia: Challenges and Opportunities

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Madani

Nawab

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Journal of Human Security

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Community-oriented policing (COP) as a model has found widespread acceptance throughout the world both in developed and developing countries. Similarly, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been embraced by many developed countries to augment COP initiatives. However, very little is known about the application of ICTs in COP in developing countries, particularly South Asia. In this article, we review the current ICT-based COP initiatives by focusing on some of the selected projects from developed countries and South Asia. The paper has used COP in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province of Pakistan as a case. While meaningful insights can be derived through learning from the experiences of developed countries, we highlight some major issues and challenges that are likely to be faced while implementing ICT based COP in South Asia. Moreover, we provide an overview of some exciting opportunities that arise as a result of embracing ICTs to enhance COP efforts for building trusting community-police relations and hence improving human security in the region.

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Electronic Waste: A Growing Concern in Today′s Environment

Cited by 148 publications

References 19 publications

Anatomizing the Dynamics of Societal Behaviour towards E-waste Management and Recycling Initiatives: A Case Study of Kolkata, India

Anatomizing the Dynamics of Societal Behaviour towards E-waste Management and Recycling Initiatives: A Case Study of Kolkata, India

Environmental effects of heavy metals derived from the e-waste recycling activities in China: A systematic review

Role of ICT in Community-Oriented Policing in South Asia: Challenges and Opportunities

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