E-Waste!

[Nethra K Putti]

ELECTRONIC WASTE OR E-WASTE
e-waste is a waste type consisting of any broken or unwanted electrical / electronic appliance. this includes computers, tvs, mobile, any other items that have been discarded by original users. e-waste is toxic if treated & discarded improperly. the toxity is due to lead, mercury, cadmium & a number of other substances. a single computer can contain over 50 highly toxic metals & compounds in the over-1000 materials it uses.

TOXIC WASTE ARE :

• lead in cathod ray tube & solder
• arsenic in older cathode ray tubes
• selenium in circuit boards as power supply rectifires.
• polybrominated flame retardants in plastic casings, cable & circuit boards.
• antimony trioxide as flame retardant
• cadmium in circuit boards & semi conductors
• chromium in steel as corrosion & magnetivity
• mercury in switches & housing

[sivaharimani]

Good set of information. Thanks for sharing Nethra...