Challenges and opportunities in the management of electronic waste and its impact on human health and environment

ST Ghulam, H Abushammala - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Electronic waste (e-waste) is the fastest-growing class of waste because of the remarkable
demand for various electronic gadgets such as mobiles and laptops. Moreover, its improper …

Fungal biotechnology for urban mining of metals from waste printed circuit boards: a review

A Trivedi, A Vishwakarma, B Saawarn… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rapid surge in electronic waste (e-waste) and its unscientific handling has an adverse
impact on humans and the environment. Waste printed circuit board (WPCB), an integrated …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Household's awareness and participation in sustainable electronic waste management practices in Saudi Arabia

AI Almulhim - Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Electronic waste (e-waste) management is currently a priority, especially in economically
develo** nations, because improper waste disposal leads to economic loss and negative …

Toxic chemicals from uncontrolled e-waste recycling: Exposure, body burden, health impact

S Lin, MU Ali, C Zheng, Z Cai, MH Wong - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Uncontrolled electronic-waste (e-waste) recycling processes have induced serious
environmental pollution and human health impacts. This paper reviewed studies on the wide …

Understanding the gap between formal and informal e-waste recycling facilities in India

D Dutta, S Goel - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Nowadays, old electrical and electronic gadgets are being replaced constantly by newer
versions resulting in huge amounts of waste electronic and electrical products that are …

The world-wide waste web

JH Martínez, S Romero, JJ Ramasco… - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Countries globally trade with tons of waste materials every year, some of which are highly
hazardous. This trade admits a network representation of the world-wide waste web, with …

E-WASTE threatens health: The scientific solution adopts the one health strategy

C Frazzoli, F Ruggieri, B Battistini, OE Orisakwe… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The aggressively extractive advanced technology industry thrives on intensive use of non-
renewable resources and hyper-consumeristic culture. The environmental impact of its …

A review of various strategies in e-waste management in line with circular economics

S Pouyamanesh, E Kowsari, S Ramakrishna… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Waste management of electrical and electronic equipment has become a key challenge for
electronics manufacturers due to globalization and the rapid expansion of information …

[HTML][HTML] Simple gold recovery from e-waste leachate by selective precipitation using a quaternary ammonium salt

AFM Nogueira, ARF Carreira, SJR Vargas… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Precipitation processes, if selective, present a simple and economical alternative for the
recovery of critical metals from primary and secondary ores including electronic wastes. In …