A review of the recent development, challenges, and opportunities of electronic waste (e-waste)

M Shahabuddin, MN Uddin, JI Chowdhury… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
This study reviews recent developments, challenges, and the prospect of electronic waste (e-
waste). Various aspects of e-waste, including collection, pre-treatment, and recycling, are …

E-waste management: A review of recycling process, environmental and occupational health hazards, and potential solutions

R Ahirwar, AK Tripathi - Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & …, 2021 - Elsevier
The exponential growth in electronic waste (e-waste) comprising end-of-life electrical and
electronic equipment has emerged as a major environmental concern. E-waste recycling …

Electronic waste generation, recycling and resource recovery: Technological perspectives and trends

ER Rene, M Sethurajan, VK Ponnusamy… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The growing population and increased disposal of end-of-life (EoL) electrical and electronic
products have caused serious concerns to the environment and human health. Electronic …

Advances in sustainable approaches to recover metals from e-waste-A review

A Islam, T Ahmed, MR Awual, A Rahman… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
For the rapid growth of population electrical and electronics equipment waste are generated
20 to 50 million tones in world-wide. Half a tonne of e-waste creates by the resident of …

E-waste in the international context–A review of trade flows, regulations, hazards, waste management strategies and technologies for value recovery

I Ilankoon, Y Ghorbani, MN Chong, G Herath, T Moyo… - Waste management, 2018 - Elsevier
E-waste, or waste generated from electrical and electronic equipment, is considered as one
of the fastest-growing waste categories, growing at a rate of 3–5% per year in the world. In …

[HTML][HTML] Electronic waste and their leachates impact on human health and environment: Global ecological threat and management

L Saha, V Kumar, J Tiwari, S Rawat, J Singh… - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
Electronic waste is an important part of solid waste management around the world. Being a
large part of the solid waste, e-waste contains numerous hazardous components in the form …

Sources, behaviour, and environmental and human health risks of high-technology rare earth elements as emerging contaminants

W Gwenzi, L Mangori, C Danha, N Chaukura… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Recent studies show that high-technology rare earth elements (REEs) of anthropogenic
origin occur in the environment including in aquatic systems, suggesting REEs are …

Cobalt toxicity in humans—A review of the potential sources and systemic health effects

L Leyssens, B Vinck, C Van Der Straeten, F Wuyts… - Toxicology, 2017 - Elsevier
Cobalt (Co) and its compounds are widely distributed in nature and are part of numerous
anthropogenic activities. Although cobalt has a biologically necessary role as metal …

Strategies and options for the sustainable recovery of rare earth elements from electrical and electronic waste

C Ramprasad, W Gwenzi, N Chaukura… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements (REEs) are among the important elements in various high-
technological appliances globally. Recently, the recovery of REEs from the waste electrical …

[HTML][HTML] Current and future threats to human health in the Anthropocene

S Tong, H Bambrick, PJ Beggs, L Chen, Y Hu… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
It has been widely recognised that the threats to human health from global environmental
changes (GECs) are increasing in the Anthropocene epoch, and urgent actions are required …