E-waste: A global hazard

Annals of Global Health

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 286-295

  Perkins, Devin N ^a   Brune Drisse, Marie Noel ^a   Nxele, Tapiwa ^a   Sly, Peter D ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

children's environmental health; developmental toxicology; e waste; electronic waste; heavy metals

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER; DANGEROUS GOODS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DOMESTIC WASTE; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPEAN UNION; HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LAW; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECYCLING; REVIEW; TOXIC WASTE; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WORKER; DEVICES; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONICS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH;

HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEAVY METAL;

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ELECTRONICS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; RECYCLING;

EID: 84927593506     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22149996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2014.10.001     Document Type: Review

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