Harmful effects of e-waste on human health
https://doi.org/10.20914/2310-1202-2022-2-234-242
Abstract
Today, waste electrical and electronic equipment has lead a number of global problems and their solution is as urgent as other environmental problems. The article explores the issues related with potential danger of e-waste to human health. Definitions of some important terms on e-waste are given related with topic of the article are given. Reference is made to the international E-waste Directives (these terms are absent in the environmental law of the Azerbaijan Republic). In countries the selective waste collection which are not used classified, the main e-waste disposal types and their characteristics is shown in the article. Moreover, an example of recycling of some harmful and dangerous electronic waste in Azerbaijan is given. Collected, systematized and classified information from a number of international normative documents and journals. The expediency of carrying out the classification of waste according to the criterion "hazardous-safe" has been substantiated. The main goal of the study is to identify the causal relationship between hazardous waste and their deterimental effects. Four related factors- hazards components, harmful environment which they, cause dangerous effect to human health and pathology. In the preparative the article, general methods and techniques of the systemic approach as well as scientific analysis and synthesis, were used in comparison and generalization of the results. As an information base of the article, materials of a number of international normative acts and normative acts of the CIS countries and authoritative journals on this topic were used. The results of the research can be used by specialists dealing with the problems of e-waste, students studying the subjects " Ecological engineering ", "Ecology and Life Safety", as well as those who are interested in healthy lifestyle and safety.
About the Authors
B. S. Agayev
Institute of Information Technology, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Technologies
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Cand. Sci. (Engin.), associate professor, department head №4, B. Vahabzade str., 9A, Baku, AZ1141, Azerbaijan
M. Y. Abdullaeva
Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University
Cand. Sci. (Chem.), Petrochemical technology and industrial ecology department, Azadlig Av., 20, Baku, AZ1010, Azerbaijan
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Agayev B.S., Abdullaeva M.Y. Harmful effects of e-waste on human health. Proceedings of the Voronezh State University of Engineering Technologies. 2022;84(2):234-242. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.20914/2310-1202-2022-2-234-242
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