Sustainable E-Waste Management - Challenges, Opportunities, and Health Implications

Sustainable E-Waste Management: Challenges, Opportunities, and Health Implications explores various means that can be utilized to provide complete remediation of the devastating impact of e-wastes on health and the environment. The book provides the complete challenges associated with improper e-waste management and its associated impacts, while also offering potential solutions to counter the demerits. Sections cover e-waste recycling and management, risks and opportunities, hazardous substances present, occupational health hazards, capacity building, evidence about health impacts, e-waste and its leachates'' impact, health implications, the role of government regulations, and Sustainable Development Goals. Users will find an in-depth analysis of the numerous environmental and health issues that are associated with poor handling of e-wastes along with mitigative solutions.