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: Received: 8 December 2023 / Approved: 8 December 2023 / Online: 11 December 2023 (05:51:57 CET)
How to cite:
Bhardwaj, L.K.; Rath, P.; Tokas, R. E-Waste Management in Developing Countries: Current Practices, Challenges, Disposal, and Impact on Human Health & Environment. Preprints2023, 2023120582. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0582.v1
Bhardwaj, L.K.; Rath, P.; Tokas, R. E-Waste Management in Developing Countries: Current Practices, Challenges, Disposal, and Impact on Human Health & Environment. Preprints 2023, 2023120582. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0582.v1
Bhardwaj, L.K.; Rath, P.; Tokas, R. E-Waste Management in Developing Countries: Current Practices, Challenges, Disposal, and Impact on Human Health & Environment. Preprints2023, 2023120582. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0582.v1
APA Style
Bhardwaj, L.K., Rath, P., & Tokas, R. (2023). E-Waste Management in Developing Countries: Current Practices, Challenges, Disposal, and Impact on Human Health & Environment. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0582.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Bhardwaj, L.K., Prangya Rath and Rajat Tokas. 2023 "E-Waste Management in Developing Countries: Current Practices, Challenges, Disposal, and Impact on Human Health & Environment" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0582.v1
Abstract
Information and telecommunications technology (ITT) have expanded into many aspects of modern life and have positively affected human life even in the most remote areas of developing countries. The rapid growth in ITT has led to an improvement in the capacity of computers but simultaneously to a decrease in the product’s lifetime as a result of which increasingly large quantities of e-waste are generated annually. It contains hazardous components that if it is not properly managed, can have adverse environmental and health effects. The management of e-waste poses significant challenges in developing countries. Due to the lack of adequate infrastructure, e-waste is burned or dumped in open areas. Informal and inefficient recycling practices are generally employed which further exacerbate pollution and health risks. So, the implementation of e-waste management, adequate recycling, and waste disposal facilities have become crucial concerns. This article reviews the concept of e-waste generation, challenges, disposal, and its impact on human health & environment in detail.
Keywords
E-Waste; Management; Developing Countries; Challenges; Human Health
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Environmental Science
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
