Stats, Numbers and Chemicals
There is a lot to know about e-waste and the harming of the environment. There are tables to be looked at, stats to be taken into account, and numbers to be considered. Knowing these things will help us understand the growing problem of the polluting of the environment.
CHEMCALS
In order of severity:
Antimony: Poisonous
Arsenic: Poisonous
Barium: Gastrointestinal*, neurological**, and cardiovascular*** toxins
Beryllium: Carcinogenic**** toxin, acute beryllium disease
Cadmium: Carcinogenic and organ toxin
Chromium: Carcinogenic and organ toxin
Dioxins: Carcinogenic toxin
Lead: Central and Peripheral***** nervous system toxin
Mercury: Central nervous system toxin and endocrine system toxins
Nickel: Carcinogenic, respitory toxins
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB): Blood, skin and organ toxins
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC): Organ toxin, endocrine disruptor
CHEMCALS
In order of severity:
Antimony: Poisonous
Arsenic: Poisonous
Barium: Gastrointestinal*, neurological**, and cardiovascular*** toxins
Beryllium: Carcinogenic**** toxin, acute beryllium disease
Cadmium: Carcinogenic and organ toxin
Chromium: Carcinogenic and organ toxin
Dioxins: Carcinogenic toxin
Lead: Central and Peripheral***** nervous system toxin
Mercury: Central nervous system toxin and endocrine system toxins
Nickel: Carcinogenic, respitory toxins
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB): Blood, skin and organ toxins
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC): Organ toxin, endocrine disruptor
GROWTH
20-50 million metric tons of e-waste are disposed of each year.
E-waste is the fastest growing municipal waste stream in the U.S, according to the EPA.
Currently growing at a rate of 4% each year and ONLY in the e-waste category.
METALS AND THE DUMP
For every 1,000,000 phones that are recycled that are recycled, 35,274 lbs. of copper, 772 lbs. of silver, 75 lbs. of gold, and 33 lbs. of palladium can be recovered.
Recycling 1,000,000 laptops saves the energy equivalent of 3,657 U.S homes in a year.
A large portion of what is classified as e-waste is not waste but recyclable material.
It takes 539 lbs. of fossil fuels, 48 lbs. of chemicals, and 1.5 TONS of water to manufacture a single computer.
There is a lot to learn about e-waste. What did you learn?
20-50 million metric tons of e-waste are disposed of each year.
E-waste is the fastest growing municipal waste stream in the U.S, according to the EPA.
Currently growing at a rate of 4% each year and ONLY in the e-waste category.
METALS AND THE DUMP
For every 1,000,000 phones that are recycled that are recycled, 35,274 lbs. of copper, 772 lbs. of silver, 75 lbs. of gold, and 33 lbs. of palladium can be recovered.
Recycling 1,000,000 laptops saves the energy equivalent of 3,657 U.S homes in a year.
A large portion of what is classified as e-waste is not waste but recyclable material.
It takes 539 lbs. of fossil fuels, 48 lbs. of chemicals, and 1.5 TONS of water to manufacture a single computer.
There is a lot to learn about e-waste. What did you learn?
*Gastrointestinal: Relating to, or affecting the stomach and intestines.
** Neurological: relating to, or affecting the nerves
*** Cardiovascular: Relating to, or affecting the heart and blood vessels
**** Carcinogenic: Any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer
***** Peripheral: Anatomy: Near the surface or outside of; external
** Neurological: relating to, or affecting the nerves
*** Cardiovascular: Relating to, or affecting the heart and blood vessels
**** Carcinogenic: Any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer
***** Peripheral: Anatomy: Near the surface or outside of; external