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Electronic Devices (Attractive characteristics (Helpful (Uses (Discovery…
Electronic Devices
Attractive characteristics
Easy to use
Portable
Advanced
Helpful
Uses
Discovery of knowledge
Regulation of financial markets
Information exchange
Space exploration
Military forces
Disadvantages
When the electronic devices turn into E-waste:
Their chemicals and toxins leak into the soil
Burning their components leads to metal contamination in water supplies and rice fields
The processes to which the e-waste is subjected are harmful for people and the environment
Effects:
Climate change
In the humans exposed to these processes:
The exposure to traces of mercury causes brain damage
The exposure to traces of PVC causes lung cancer
The exposure to traces of chromium damages DNA
The exposure to traces of lead and beryllium damages all the systems and the vital organs
Species extinction
Contamination of water bodies
Air pollution
Solutions:
Recycling
cables
memory chips
connecting wires
CPU
fax machine
mobile phones
printers
CD players
floppy disk drives
modems
hard drives
laptops
notebooks
netbooks
keyboards
monitors