HEALTH RISKS CAUSED BY CONTAMINANTS IN TECHNOLOGICAL WASTES
Keywords:
health risk assessment; environmental impact; toxic metals; WEEE; electronic waste.Abstract
E-waste is the generic name for technological waste. Although aspects related to the environmental pollution of e-waste and human exposure are known, so far there is a lack of scientific assessments on the real risks to the sustainability of the health of the general population exposed to these scenarios. This inquiry aims to expose the serious problems caused by e-waste on human health, taking as a reference the Chinese Guiyu landfill, in addition to record the current advances in the management of technological waste and the serious care to protect the soil and the environment worldwide for the next generation. The methodology used was descriptive-correlational type, from an adjective perspective of documentary type, with deductive-inductive transcendence, supported by elementary sources, articles and research reports. The results show that the global amount of e-waste in 2019 is mainly composed of small equipment (17.4 Mt), large equipment (13.1 Mt) and temperature exchange equipment (10.8 Mt).
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