Electronic Waste

Impact on Health, Animals, and the Environment

Srijan Goswami, Moharana Choudhury, Sangita Agarwal

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2025
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040302163
• Subtopic: Environmental Management
• Index: Biological Sciences

This book examines the detrimental impact of electronic waste on human health, animal welfare, and environmental ecosystems. The initial chapter discusses and explores the damaging effect of electronic waste on human health, animal welfare, and environmental ecosystems. The initial chapter discusses electronic waste's sources, composition, and toxicity. The book exposes the far-reaching consequences of electronic waste on our planet, from the contamination of air, water, and soil to the alarming threats to wildlife, insects, and microorganisms. It also underscores the risks of e-waste to food safety, animal farming practices, public health, and the nervous system.

Furthermore, the book delves into innovative recycling technologies, systematic management strategies, and the economic impacts associated with e-waste management, emphasizing the necessity of sustainable value chains and adopting a circular economy approach. It offers insights into the financial dimensions of e-waste management and the potential for creating sustainable value chains.

It provides a comprehensive perspective on this global challenge and offers sustainable solutions for the future. This book is a valuable resource for researchers, policymakers, and environmentalists working to understand the harmful impact of electronic waste on health, the environment, and sustainability. The sources are composition, and toxicity of electronic waste.

Key features

• Examines the threats posed by electronic waste (e-waste) to human, animal, and environmental health
• Presents sources, types, composition, and toxicity of electronic waste
• Places a strong emphasis on the impact of e-waste on wildlife and biodiversity, highlighting threats to ecosystems
• Reviews impact of electronic waste on animal farming practices and the associated health concerns
• Discusses innovative recycling technologies and systematic management strategies for e-waste
• Explores the potential for a circular economy approach in e-waste management, emphasizing sustainability

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• The Editors
• Contributors
• 1 Wastes from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE): A New Threat to Human, Animal, and Environmental Health
• 2 Electronic Wastes: The Manmade Crisis
• 3 Electronic Wastes, Its Sources, Types, Composition, and Toxicity
• 4 Understanding the Global Status of Electronic Wastes
• 5 Electronic Wastes and Contamination of Air
• 6 Electronic Wastes and Contamination of Water
• 7 Electronic Wastes and Contamination of Soil
• 8 Electronic Wastes, Its Impact on Wildlife and Biodiversity
• 9 Electronic Wastes, Its Impact on Insects
• 10 Electronic Wastes and Its Impact on Microorganisms
• 11 Electronic Wastes, Its Impact on Plants and Agricultural Crops
• 12 Electronic Wastes, Its Impact on Food Safety
• 13 Electronic Wastes, Its Impact on Animal Farming Practices and Health Concerns
• 14 Electronic Wastes and Its Impact on Public Health
• 15 Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) from Electronic Wastes
• 16 Electronic Wastes and Impact on Nervous System
• 17 Electronic Wastes, It’s Impact on Maternal and Child Health
• 18 Innovative Electronic Waste Recycling Technologies, Systematic Management Strategies, and Challenges
• 19 Remediation Techniques for Soil Contaminated with Electronic Waste-Associated Toxic Materials
• 20 Electronic Wastes, Occupational Exposure, and Safety Measures
• 21 Metal Extraction Process from Electronic Wastes
• 22 Electronic Wastes and Circular Economy: A Path towards Sustainable Management
• 23 Managing Electronic Waste in Developing Nations: An Overview
• 24 Significance of Mass Media in Addressing the Electronic Waste Pollution
• 25 Innovative Electronic Waste Recycling and Systematic Management Strategies – Concerns and Challenges
• 26 Sustainable Ways to Manage Electronic Waste Contaminated Soil Using Phytoremediation Techniques
• 27 Case Study I: A Short Review on the Impact of Electronic Wastes on Environment, Animal, and Human Health
• 28 Electronic Wastes Handling, Impact on Biodiversity and Legal Implications: A Study Related to India
• Index