write an paragraph on electronic waste and envirnmental pollution
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Electronic pollution is the form of pollution caused by the discarded electrical or electronic devices. Used electronics which are destined for reuse, resale, salvage, recycling, or disposal are also considered e-waste. Informal processing of e-waste in developing countries can lead to adverse human health effects and environmental pollution.
Electronic scrap components, such as CPUs, contain potentially harmful components such as lead, cadmium, beryllium, or brominated flame retardants. Recycling and disposal of e-waste may involve significant risk to the health of workers and communities in developed countries and great care must be taken to avoid unsafe exposure in recycling operations and leaking of materials such as heavy metals from landfills and incinerator ashes.
The outbreak of any and every type of pollution today has a story behind its origin. So before we get into further details and information regarding electronic pollution, let us first figure out how the entire scenario of electronic pollution starts and how it came into existence.
The term “waste” logically refers to residue or material which is dumped by the buyer rather than recycled, including residue from reuse and recycling operations, because loads of surplus electronics are frequently commingled (good, recyclable, and non-recyclable). Electronic waste also called e-waste is created when an electronic product is discarded after the end of its useful life.
It is hoarding as well as disposing of unused or irreparable, electronic items like mobile phones, television sets, computer sets, refrigerator, tape recorders etc. It includes a long unending list of electrical equipment. These may be classified into 3 parts. Recycled, Non-recycled and Risky. Discarded computers, office electronic equipment, entertainment device electronics, mobile phones, television sets, and refrigerators include used electronics which are destined for reuse, resale, salvage, recycling, or disposal as well as re-usable (working and repairable electronics) and secondary scraps (copper, steel, plastic, etc.).
Cathode ray tubes (CRTs) are considered one of the hardest types to recycle. They have a relatively high concentration of lead and phosphors (not to be confused with phosphorus), both of which are necessary for the display. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) includes discarded CRT monitors in its category of “hazardous household waste”.
Computers and entertainment centers and other electrical appliances convert the alternating current they are receiving to direct current which the equipment will use to power its activities using less electricity. In this process, high frequencies are produced that go out onto the electrical circuit and cause high-frequency electromagnetic waves to radiate out from the circuits.
In other words, some of the high frequencies produced are radio wave and microwave frequencies that disseminate their energy through the air rather than follow the electrical circuits. Scientific Research has shown these “polluting” high-frequency fields to have specific biological effects that are detrimental to the overall health of the individual. The rapid growth of the production of electrical and electronic products has meant an equally rapid growth in the amount of electronic waste (e-waste), much of which is illegally imported to India, for disposal presenting a serious environmental challenge.
Answer :
Electric waste are electronic devices and environmental pollution is pollution of environment
Explanation :
Electronic waste does cause harm to environment but as compare to environment pollution has main cause that is plastic Plastic is the main cause. If we will not ban it as soon as possible then our earth will come in the category of endangered We should grow more and more trees to prevent it and save our earth.