Dangers of E- waste:
Material
|
Occurrence
|
Impact
|
Lead
|
Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)
|
· Risk for children
· Damage Red blood cells, Kidney
etc.
|
Mercury
|
Lighting devices, screen displays etc.
|
·
Impact nervous system
·
Land filling results in
release to environments.
|
Cadmium
|
Switches, Batteries, Printer ink and tonners.
|
·
Damage to kidney if
burned.
|
Beryllium
|
Copper-beryllium alloy, springs
|
·
Human carcinogens
|
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