Hazards of Electronic waste Electronic waste‚ e-waste‚ e-scrap‚ or Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) describes loosely discarded‚ surplus‚ obsolete‚ or broken electrical or electronic devices. Informal processing of electronic waste in developing countries causes serious health and pollution problems. Some electronic scrap components‚ such as CRTs‚ contain contaminants such as lead‚ cadmium‚ beryllium‚ mercury‚ and brominated flame retardants. Even in developed countries recycling
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Food Trade Austrian Institute for Applied Ecology Christian Pladerer Markus Meissner Abstract June 2005 WASTE PREVENTION INITIATIVE in Vienna Supported by Vienna’s environmental councillor Mag.a Ulli Sima On behalf of the MTV-Abstract ABSTRACT Packaging is of big importance for an economic system. As soon as packaging has served its purpose‚ it usually turns into waste. Considering the shortage of resources and sustainability it is indispensable to think of an ecological design of
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cheaper and more expendable it creates a situation where the disposal of these electronics. Electronic waste problems are not just of where you dispose of it‚ but also how it effects the area around the dump site. Studies have shown that‚ “heavy metals pollution of groundwater‚ soil‚ and plants is an issue of environmental concern‚ especially when e-waste is involved”(Olafisoye‚ 7). With electronic waste continuing to grow this pollution is only going to get worse and effect the land on which humanity
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chemical waste is generated from the labs on campus: 1. To find out how are these chemicals disposed. 2. To suggest what is the optimum way of disposing them. 3. Identification of the risks involved. Contents 1. PROJECT OBJECTIVES……………………………………………1 4. INTRODUCTION…………………………………..........................5 4.1 Waste…………………………….……………..........................5 4.2 Chemical Waste……………………………………………….6 4.3 Hazardous Chemical Wastes…………………………….7 4.4 Non-Hazardous Chemical Wastes………………
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Waste management is the collection‚ transport‚ processing‚ recycling or disposal‚ and monitoring of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by human activity‚ and is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health‚ the environment or aesthetics. Waste management is also carried out to recover resources from it. Waste management can involve solid‚liquid‚ gaseous or radioactive substances‚ with different methods and fields of expertise for each. Waste management practices
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“Basura” is discarded food wastes or any other unwanted or useless material. It is also called as garbage. Garbage makes places untidy and even smelly. It ruins the surroundings when it’s just placed somewhere. Fortunately‚ we have our garbage man to collect it. Some people may benefit from “basura”‚ but some may not. The well-offs do not benefit from these things. They do not want these trashes. Actually‚ garbage or “basura” is from them. That’s why they throw it; because it’s dirty. It makes
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Construction Waste Management in Sri Lanka Waste Generated by the Construction Industry Waste is best defined as any material by-product of human and industrial activity that has no residual value‚ but construction industry’s waste has a residual value and is avoidable. Hong Kong polytechnic (1993) defines construction waste as the “by product generated and removed from construction‚ renovation and demolition work places or sites of building and civil engineering structures”. Types of
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Case 4.4 Waste Management‚ Inc. Question 1 Three conditions are often present when fraud exists. First‚ management or employees have an incentive or are under pressure‚ which provides them a reason to commit the fraud act. Second‚ circumstances exist - for example‚ absent or ineffective internal controls or the ability for management to override controls – that provide an opportunity for the fraud to be perpetrated. Third‚ those involved are able to rationalize the fraud as being consistent with
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Effect of Animal waste as a fertilizer for making the soil development INTRODUCTION Our country is an agricultural land. That’s why farmers here in our country‚ agriculturist and scientist discover a lot of ideas on how to improve or to develop a better agricultural land. For this research‚ this topic is all about animal waste of animals is use as an alternative fertility of soil development. Fertilizer is any organic or inorganic material of natural or synthetic origin that is added to soil
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