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Title:
E-waste : management, types and challenges
Series:
Computer science, technology and applications

Environmental, remediation techologies, regulations and safety
Publication Information:
New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2012
Physical Description:
xiii, 236 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.
ISBN:
9781619422179
Subject Term:
Electronic waste -- Management

Electronic apparatus and appliances -- Environmental aspects

Refuse and refuse disposal
Added Author:
Li, Yuan Chun

Wang, Banci Lian

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Summary

With advancements in the electronic world almost occurring on a day-to-day basis and increased availability of products to the public, it is not surprising to see a staggering increase in the generation of electronic wastes over the past decade. This book explores the management, types and challenges related to e-waste. Topics discussed include the processing of plastic materials from e-waste; challenges and opportunities of e-waste management in developing countries; an e-waste quantification study of the People's Republic of China; e-waste environmental contamination and public health effects; and recovery of valuable metals from flat panel displays of spent liquid crystal and plasma televisions.


Table of Contents

Marianna I. Triantou and Petroula A. TarantiliA. Bazargan and K. F. Lam and G. McKayNnorom Innocent ChidiChung Shan-shanHao Ban and Xijin Xu and Kusheng Wu and Di Sun and Jian Zhang and Okunola Adenrele Alabi and Xia HuoKatsutoshi Inoue and Biplob Kumar Biswas and Hidetaka Kawakita and Keisuke OhtoLinda LutherImed GhiloufiM. Mosharraf Hossain and Ismail M. M. Rahman and Zinnat A. Begum and Hiroshi Hasegawa
Prefacep. vii
Chapter 1 Plastic Materials from E-Waste: Classification, Processing and Reusep. 1
Chapter 2 Challenges and Opportunities of E-Waste Managementp. 39
Chapter 3 Bridging the Digital Divide and Creating an ICT Dump: An Overview of the Unsustainability of Exporting Used and End-of-Life ICT-Wares to Developing Countriesp. 67
Chapter 4 What do E-Waste Quantification Studies of the People's Republic of China Tell Us?p. 89
Chapter 5 E-Waste Environmental Contamination and Public Health Effects in Guiyu, Southeast Chinap. 109
Chapter 6 Recovery of Valuable Metals from Flat Panel Displays of Spent Liquid Crystal and Plasma Televisionsp. 129
Chapter 7 Managing Electronic Waste: An Analysis of State E-Waste Legislationp. 147
Chapter 8 Electronic Waste Treatment by Thermal Plasmap. 169
Chapter 9 An Overview of Toxic Environmental Releases from E-Wastep. 205
Indexp. 221