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E-Waste Dumps

Guangdong Province, China. E-Waste Dumps. Guangdong Province, China. Chemicals of Concern. CRT Cathode-Ray Tube Key Chemical Compounds Phosphor – Holds Cadmium inside the tube coatings Barium Beryllium Lead Oxide Nickel Lead – 4-8Lbs. Per TV Zinc – Soil, Flora and Fauna Concerns

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E-Waste Dumps

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  1. Guangdong Province, China E-Waste Dumps

  2. Guangdong Province, China

  3. Chemicals of Concern • CRT Cathode-Ray Tube Key Chemical Compounds • Phosphor – Holds Cadmium inside the tube coatings • Barium • Beryllium • Lead Oxide • Nickel • Lead – 4-8Lbs. Per TV • Zinc – Soil, Flora and Fauna Concerns • Monitor Key Chemical Compounds • PolybrominatedDiphenyl Ethers (PBDE) • Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins (PCDD) • Penta-BDE (Banned within the E.U.) • Octa-BDE (Banned within the E.U.) • Deca-BDE

  4. E-Waste Exporting • 200,000,000 computers world wide are produced per year. • 90% of witch are eventfully dumped in 3rd world or developing countries. 80% ends up in South East China.

  5. E-Waste Legislation • International Basel Convention prohibits the shipment of waste to any other countries • Individual States/Provinces of North American have legislation regarding that manufactures are responsible for their own products post-consumption (Not Quebec) • All 27 E.U. Nations have these legislation regulations.

  6. E Waste Exporting • Private recycling Companies illegally sell and export to importers in China • 40’ container of CRT-Monitors are sold for $5,000(USD) • 27 (Canada) 40 (USA) private recycling companies were recently charged • Major manufacturing post-dated products sold to private recycling companies • American companies known to illegally export • Jet Ocean Technologies, Executive Recycling, EarthEcycle, SM Metals, W & E International Trading Co., Supreme Assets Management & Recovery of Lakewood, Metal Recycling El Paso, Supreme, Reusable Assets • Environment Canada refuses to release list of companies charged.

  7. E Waste Exporting • 500,000,000 Tons of E-Waste between 1997 – 2007 (America only)

  8. E Waste Exporting • 500,000,000 Tons of E-Waste between 1997 – 2007 (America only) • 50,000,000 E-Waste Per year

  9. E Waste Exporting • 500,000,000 Tons of E-Waste between 1997 – 2007 (America only) • 50,000,000 E-Waste Per year • 4,166,666 E-Waste Per month

  10. E Waste Exporting • 500,000,000 Tons of E-Waste between 1997 – 2007 (America only) • 50,000,000 E-Waste Per year • 4,166,666 E-Waste Per month • 27 Tankers E-Waste Per Month • Largest Tanker can hold 151,000Tons, about 5,000 containers per ship load

  11. E Waste “Recycling” • Dumps are categorized by products • Monitors • Wiring • Circuit Boards • Plastic • Glass • Broken down by hand or fire • Acid Leaching • Burning • Workers are paid $8 per day • Good pay in consideration of education and opportunities • 250,000 workers needed • 150,000 Locals • 100,000 Migrant Workers • Mostly young workers • Average age of workers is between 24 due to long term exposer and health problems

  12. E-Waste Health Concerns • Chromium • Skin Irritations • Carcinogen (Cancerous) • Barium • Nervous system • Cardiac Irregularities • Tremors, Weakness, Anxiety, Dyspnea, Paralysis • Lead Oxide • Damage to Nervous, blood systems • Impacts kidneys and reproduction • Zinc • Soil, Flora and Fauna Concerns • Cadmium • Damaged kidneys and bone toxicity • Lead • Damage to Nervous, blood, reproductive systems. • Impairment of development of brain & central nervous system in children. • Kidney damage. • PolybrominatedDiphenyl Ethers (PBDE) • Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins (PCDD) • Brain & Skeletal development • Skin problems • Further pending studies

  13. E Waste Environmental Concerns • Soil contamination • Zinc in soil • Rice fields • Water pollution • Rivers, Lakes • Water systems, Wells, Pipes • Air pollution • On site and expanding quality concerns

  14. Works Citied • Hong Kong Enviromental Protection Department. Press Release: Test result of soil sample collected from e-waste workshop. 2005; http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/news_events/press/press_050421a.html • CroucherInstitude of Environmental Sciences and Department of Biology, Homng Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, PR China. Spatial Distribution of PolybrominatedDiphenyl Ether (PBDE)and Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans in Soil and Combusted Residue at Guiyu, an Electric Waste Recycling Site in Southeast China. 2007; Lueng, Anna, Wong, Anthony, Wong, Ming • Vista Analytical Laboratory Inc. El Dorado Hills, California. 2007; Luksemburg, Anthony • Green Peace Chemical contamination at e-waste recycling and disposal sites in accra and Korforidua, Ghana. 2008;Johnston, Paul • Green Peace Briefing, Toxic Tech, The dangerous chemicals in electronic products, Green Peace • The Vancouver Sun, Dangerous waste bound for China is intercepted, 2006 • Business Week Magazine, E-Waste: The Dirty Secret of Recycling Electronics, 2008, Ben Elgin, Brian Grow. • 60 Minutes. Following the trail of e-waste. 2009; Granatstein, Solly

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