title: Environmental pollution of electronic waste recycling in India: A critical review.
abstract: The rapid growth of the production of electrical and electronic products has meant an equally rapid growth in the amount of electronic waste (e-waste), much of which is illegally imported to India, for disposal presenting a serious environmental challenge. The environmental impact during e-waste recycling was investigated and metal as well as other pollutants [e.g. polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)] were found in excessive levels in soil, water and other habitats. The most e-waste is dealt with as general or crudely often by open burning, acid baths, with recovery of only a few materials of value. As resulted of these process; dioxins, furans, and heavy metals are released and harmful to the surrounding environment, engaged workers, and also residents inhabiting near the sites. The informal e-waste sectors are growing rapidly in the developing countries over than in the developed countries because of cheapest labor cost and week legislations systems. It has been confirmed that contaminates are moving through the food chain via root plant translocation system, to the human body thereby threatening human health. We have suggested some possible solution toward in which plants and microbes combine to remediate highly contaminated sites.
authors.affiliation: State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
authors.forename: Abhishek Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Awasthi
authors.affiliation: State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
authors.forename: Xianlai
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.affiliation: State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China. Electronic address: jinhui@tsinghua.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jinhui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D004147:Dioxins; D059029:Electronic Waste; D004581:Electronics; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D010944:Plants; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis; D059027:Recycling; D012987:Soil
chemical_list: D004147:Dioxins; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D012987:Soil; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls
keywords: E-waste; Environmental pollution; Health risk; Heavy metal; India