Cover; Title Page; Credits; Contents; Chapter One: A Health and Environmental Disaster; Chapter Two: What Is E-Waste?; Chapter Three: How E-Waste Is Managed Today; Chapter Four: The Risks and Benefits of E-Waste; Chapter Five: Environmental Pollution and E-Waste; Chapter Six: Health Effects of Informal Recycling; Chapter Seven: Recycling Policies; Chapter Eight: E-Waste Recycling Technology; Cause and Effect; Essential Facts; Glossary; Additional Resources; Source Notes; Index; About the Author.
Humanity's impact on the natural world can have disastrous effects. E-Wasteshines a light on the ever-growing amount of e-waste and the lack of resources to safely recycle it. With abundant charts and diagrams and large-format photos, this title explores the science behind damages to human and environmental health, and considers actions people and governments can take to try to improve the situation. Features include a flow chart showing the disaster's causes and effects, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state stan.
9781680786132
Electronic apparatus and appliances. Electronic apparatus and appliances-Environmental aspects-Juvenile literature. Electronic waste-Juvenile literature.