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Status of Electronic Waste Management in India: A Review
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Author(s): Sanjay Kumar Koli (Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Government Engineering College, India)and Athar Hussain (Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Government Engineering College, India)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 13
Source title:
Advanced Treatment Techniques for Industrial Wastewater
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Athar Hussain (Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Government Engineering College, India)and Sirajuddin Ahmed (Jamia Millia Islamia, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5754-8.ch014
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Abstract
Electronics waste is becoming a major global issue. Huge accumulation of e-waste and its recycling through primitive means for extraction of precious metals are a real concern in the developing countries due to the presence of hazardous materials in e-waste. The major portion of e-waste generated domestically as well as illegally imported is recycled in a crude manner leading to pollution of the environment. Current practices of e-waste management in India encounters many challenges like the difficulty in inventorization, ineffective regulations, pathetic and unsafe conditions of informal recycling, poor awareness of consumers, and reluctance on part of stakeholders to address the issues. As a result, toxic materials enter waste stream with no special precautions to avoid the known adverse impacts on the environment and human health. Resources are wasted when economically valuable materials are dumped. This chapter highlights the hazards caused due to improper handling of e-wastes and also describes some appropriate measures to be adopted for its management and safe disposal.
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