Impact of informal e-waste recycling on human health
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-9624.2019.04.020
- VernacularTitle: 无序电子垃圾拆解对人群健康的影响
- Author:
Xia HUO
1
;
Xiangbin ZHENG
2
;
Qiang LIU
3
;
Tao ZHANG
4
;
Qihua WANG
1
;
Xijin XU
2
Author Information
1. Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Developmental Toxicology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
2. Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Developmental Toxicolog, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China
3. Department of Radiation Damage, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Tianjin 300192, China
4. School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Electronic waste;
Metals, heavy;
Hazardous substances;
Orangnic pollutant;
Human health
- From:
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine
2019;53(4):426-432
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Increasing e-waste has become a major problem for global environment and public health. In the process of dismantling and recycling of disordered electronic waste, heavy metals such as lead and brominated flame retardants and organic substances are released into environmental media such as air, soil, dust and water, which is harmful to the health of local residents. Taking an e-waste dismantling area in Guangdong Province as an example, this paper reviews exposure levels of heavy metals and organic matters in e-waste recycling areas in China, as well as the health effects of local residents. Previous studies have found that e-waste recycling activities led to serious environmental pollution and high exposure levels of heavy metals and organic matters in local residents, which has a certain impact on the physiological functions of various human systems. The establishment of a centralized dismantling zone can effectively reduce the load level of various pollutants.
