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E-waste scenario in India, its management and implications

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Title E-waste scenario in India, its management and implications
 
Creator Wath, Sushant B
Dutt, P S
Chakrabarti, T
 
Subject Solid and Hazardous Wastes
 
Description Electronic waste or E-waste comprises of old, end-of-life electronic appliances such as computers, laptops, TVs, DVD players, refrigerators,freezers, mobile phones, MP3 players,
etc., which have been disposed of by their original users. E-waste contains many hazardous constituents that may negatively impact the environment and affect human health if not properly managed. Various organizations, bodies, and governments of many countries have adopted and/or developed the environmentally sound options and strategies for E-waste management to tackle the ever growing threat of E-waste to the environment and human health. This paper presents E-waste composition, categorization, Global and
Indian E-waste scenarios, prospects of recoverable,
recyclable, and hazardous materials found in the E-waste, Best Available Practices, recycling,and recovery processes followed, and their environmental and occupational hazards. Based on the discussion, various challenges for E-waste
management particularly in India are delineated,and needed policy interventions were discussed.
 
Publisher Springer
 
Date 2011-01
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://neeri.csircentral.net/384/1/EMAS_Publication.pdf
Wath, Sushant B and Dutt, P S and Chakrabarti, T (2011) E-waste scenario in India, its management and implications. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 172 (1-4). pp. 249-262. ISSN 1573-2959
 
Relation http://springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10661-010-1331-9.pdf‎
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