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What Is the impact of E-waste?

Title
What Is the impact of E-waste? [electronic resource] / Tamara Thompson, editor.
Publication
Detroit, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, 2012.

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Additional Authors
Thompson, Tamara.
Description
1 online resource (119 p.)
Summary
"What Is the Impact of E-Waste?: Electronic Waste: An Overview; Planned Obsolescence Creates Unnecessary E-Waste; Developing Countries Are A Dumping Ground for Hazardous E-Waste; Illegal E-Waste from America Poisons Communities Overseas; Cell Phones Create Especially Problematic E-Waste; Prison Recycling Programs Are Dangerous for Inmates; Manufacturers Should Be Responsible for the E-Waste Their Products Generate; Consumers Should Dispose of Their E-Waste Properly; The Government Must Regulate E-Waste; The E-Waste Problem Is Greatly Exaggerated; Electronics Recycling Standards Often Fall Short; E-Waste Recycling Certification Will Help Stem the Illegal Waste Trade; Precious Metals from E-Waste Could Be Tomorrow's Jewelry"--
Series Statement
At issue
Uniform Title
What Is the impact of E-waste? (Online)
Subject
  • Electronic waste > Juvenile literature
  • Electronic apparatus and appliances > Environmental aspects > Juvenile literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
LCCN
2011020386
OCLC
ssj0000919847
Title
What Is the impact of E-waste? [electronic resource] / Tamara Thompson, editor.
Imprint
Detroit, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, 2012.
Series
At issue
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Connect to:
Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Thompson, Tamara.
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