Impact of E-Waste on Environment and Human Health

IMPACT OF E-WASTE
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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................1
SOCIAL ENQUIRY FOCUS..............................................................................................................................2
POSITIONALITY............................................................................................................................................3
PROBLEM STATEMENT................................................................................................................................5
AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE RESEARCH....................................................................................................6
RESEARCH QUESTION..................................................................................................................................6
INTENDED MEANS.......................................................................................................................................7
THE INTENDED CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RESEARCH.................................................................................8
PLANNED RESEARCH STRATEGIES...............................................................................................................9
Population.............................................................................................................................................10
Sampling................................................................................................................................................10
Variables and analysis............................................................................................................................11
DESIRED DELIVERABLE AND OUTCOMES...................................................................................................11
CONCLUSION.............................................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES:.............................................................................................................................................13

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INTRODUCTION
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is one of the fastest and leading waste
management system which disposes of the electronic waste in the vast amount is the major
environmental issue. The techniques for recycling the electronic waste mainly includes
dissolution and burning of harmful acids which have taken no corrective measures to protect the
environment and human health. The improper and inappropriate way of disposing of the waste
leads to the harmful and dangerous exposures. According to the report of the U.S University,
around 50 million metric tons of electronic waste is generated and disposes of worldwide in
2018. As per the statistics of Canada, people generated approximately 725 kilotons of electronic
waste in 2014, and it is expected to increase by 800 kilotons in 2018. British Columbia, Ontario,
Quebec, and Alberta are one of the leading contributors to the increasing electronic waste in
Canada. The development of innovative equipment’s and technologies shortens the lifespan of
the electronic gadgets which put them in the waste stream which contributed badly for human
health and environment. This project will exemplify the overall idea of what type of research and
in what way should be conducted along with the appropriate methodologies, paradigms, and
methods to be used in the future.
The introduction part will describe the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and
its contribution to saving the humans and environment. It will also analyze the various
techniques to recycle the electronic waste and how it impacts the human life. A gap analysis will
be analyzed to know how it is important to conduct this research. The Problem statement will
elaborate the

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Understanding to know how electronic affecting the environment and human health. The
research plan will also be added along with the research aim and research question to go into
details.
SOCIAL ENQUIRY FOCUS
Electronic waste is also known as e-waste which has become the toxic legacy of the digital
lovers. Nowadays, people are very fond of electronic gadgets in any form. According to the
reports , every individual have two to three type of the electronic item for the personal use which
are causing lot of problems to the human health and environment. With an increasing technology
advancement, people demands new technology where the old gadgets become obsolete more
quickly. The number of sales is increasing day by day which means the number of obsolete
gadget are also increasing as people are fond of having new technology when a company
launches it. The electronic gadgets are highly available in affordable prices and for all classes of
people. The electronic item cannot be recycled easily and it’s not like recycling a plastic. The
physical designs of them and the material used to manufacture the electronic item makes the
process of recycling quite difficult and complicated. The electronic items contains between 5
pounds to 8 pounds lead in their body which is a serious matter concern to protect the society.
Most of the TVs and flat panel monitors could be recycled but they contain more mercury in
their mercury lamps as compare to the lead. It is to be believed that around 35% of the highly
heavy metal which includes cadmium, mercury, lead which mostly goes for the landfills as they
have less capability for the effective recycling process. The harmful chemical in them reach into
the ground water and water streams and even the burning of the e-waste releases the toxin
chemicals like dioxin. The toxic chemicals create the horrific living conditions for the people,
poisoning the people, air, land, and water. According to the reports, U.S has been collaborating