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HEALTH HAZARDS OF E-
WASTE YOU DIDN’T KNOW
ABOUT
IMPROPERLY DISPOSING OF YOUR ELECTRONIC DEVICES IS A PROBLEM FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT THERE ARE ALSO MANY HEALTH HAZARDS OF E-WASTE AS WELL.
MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS THAT ARE TOXIC, WHEN DISPOSED IMPROPERLY BECOME HEALTH HAZARDS OF E-WASTE, WHICH INCLUDE REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS, ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION AND A SLEW OF OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS.
ONE OF THE LARGER HEALTH HAZARDS OF E-WASTE HAS TO DO WITH A TOXIC SUBSTANCE IT CONTAINS IN THE FORM OF BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS.
ONE OF THE LARGER HEALTH HAZARDS OF E-WASTE HAS TO DO WITH A TOXIC SUBSTANCE IT CONTAINS IN THE FORM OF BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS.
TOXIC THAT AFFECTS OUR HEALTH SUCH AS:
• BARIUM WILL CAUSE BRAIN SWELLING AFTER ONLY A SHORT EXPOSURE.
• IT IS KNOWN TO CAUSE WEAKNESS IN MUSCLES, AND HEART, LIVER AND SPLEEN DAMAGE.
• KIDNEY AND BONE DAMAGE ARE TWO ADDITIONAL HEALTH HAZARDS OF E-WASTE, AS LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO CADMIUM, A CARCINOGEN WILL CAUSE THESE AILMENTS.
WHEN WE ALLOW CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS TO BE RELEASED IN TO THE ATMOSPHERE, PRACTICALLY EVERY LIVING ORGANISM IS IMPACTED NEGATIVELY. FURTHER, OUR SOIL BECOMES POLLUTED AND THE AIR RELEASED WILL CONTAMINATE OUR CROPS, HERBS, PLANTS, SHRUBS TREES AND GRASSES. ANYTHING THAT COMES IN TO CONTACT WITH IMPROPERLY MANAGED E-WASTE IS AT RISK.
ONLY 12.5 PERCENT OF E-WASTE IS RECYCLED OR REUSED PROPERLY. THE AMOUNT OF E-WASTE WE TOSS IS RISING – “300 MILLION COMPUTERS AND 1 BILLION CELL PHONES ARE PUT INTO PRODUCTION EACH YEAR AND CONTINUES TO GROW.
ONLY 12.5 PERCENT OF E-WASTE IS RECYCLED OR REUSED PROPERLY. THE AMOUNT OF E-WASTE WE TOSS IS RISING – “300 MILLION COMPUTERS AND 1 BILLION CELL PHONES ARE PUT INTO PRODUCTION EACH YEAR AND CONTINUES TO GROW.
AS WE CONTINUE TO THROW OUT ELECTRONIC DEVICES IRRESPONSIBLY, SHELF LIFE FOR THESE GADGETS IS DECREASING, AND WE ARE ENCOURAGED TO BUY MORE AND MORE PRODUCT.
WHEN WE DUMP OR BURN OUR E-WASTE, IT RELEASES TOXINS IN TO THE AIR. INAPPROPRIATE METHODS OF DISPOSING OF E-WASTE CAUSE US TO FAIL TO RECLAIM VALUABLE MATERIALS OR MANAGE TOXIC MATERIALS IN A SAFE WAY. THIS LEADS TO CONTAMINATION OF OUR SOIL, WATER AND AIR, AND FOR THESE REASONS, THERE ARE NUMEROUS HEALTH HAZARDS OF E-WASTE.
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