E-waste hazard: The impending challenge

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 65-70

  Pinto, Violet N ^a,b  

^a Padmashree Dr DY Patil Medical College   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

E waste; Environmental hazard; Occupational hazard

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM; CADMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY;

AIR POLLUTION; ANEMIA; CARCINOGENICITY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; ELECTRONICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; RECYCLING; REVIEW; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TUBULAR DYSFUNCTION; WASTE MINIMIZATION; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 53749084506     PISSN: 09732284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5278.43263     Document Type: Review

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