Environmental pollution of electronic waste recycling in India: A critical review

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 211, Issue , 2016, Pages 259-270

  Awasthi, Abhishek Kumar ^a   Zeng, Xianlai ^a   Li, Jinhui ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

E waste; Environmental pollution; Health risk; Heavy metal; India

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION (PERSONNEL); DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH RISKS; HEAVY METALS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLLUTION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RECYCLING; WAGES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER RECYCLING;

E-WASTES; ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS; ELECTRONIC WASTE (E WASTE); ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; INDIA; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS);

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

DIOXIN; FURAN DERIVATIVE; HEAVY METAL; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; WATER; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; SOIL;

DEVELOPING WORLD; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD CHAIN; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLLUTION; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD CHAIN; HABITAT; INDIA; LAW; MICROORGANISM; PLANT ROOT; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; RECYCLING; REVIEW; SOIL; ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; PLANT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

INDIA;

DIOXINS; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; INDIA; METALS, HEAVY; PLANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RECYCLING; SOIL;

EID: 84961717968     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.11.027     Document Type: Review

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