Exposome | Faculty Poster | 2019

HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH INFORMAL ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING IN BANGLADESH

Nirupam Aich, Ehsanur Rahman, Marfua Mowla, Nafisa Islam, Katarzyna Kordas, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed
E-waste processing facilities in Bangladesh.

E-waste and Global Health Issues

  • Electronic waste (E-waste) is a global environmental and health inequity issue
  • Annual global production is ~44.7 (2012) and ~52.2 (2017) million metric tons
  • E-wastes contain carcinogens and toxins
  • 60-90% of global e-waste is illegally traded from high- to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)

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