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 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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6/11/20
Electronic waste (e-waste) is a rising global environmental and health inequity issue for a number of reasons. Among them, it generates hundreds of contaminants, such as heavy metals, flame retardants, and other volatile organic compounds, to which both workers and their families are exposed.
