Description
Handbook of Electronic Waste Management: International Best Practices and Case Studies begin with a brief summary of the environmental challenges associated with the approaches used in international e-waste handling. The book's authors offer a detailed presentation of e-waste handling methods that also includes examples to further demonstrate how they work in the real world. This is followed by data that reveals the geographies of e-waste flows at global, national and subnational levels. Users will find this resource to be a detailed presentation of e-waste estimation methods that also addresses both the handling of e-waste and their hazardous effect on the surrounding environment.- Includes case studies to illustrate the implementation of innovative e-waste treatment technologies- Provides methods for designing and managing e-waste management networks in accordance with regulations, fulfilment obligations and process efficiency- Reference guide for adapting traditional waste management methods and handling practices to the handling and storage of electronic waste until disposal- Provides e-waste handling solutions for both urban and rural perspectives
Table of Contents
Part 1 Thematic1 An overview of treatment technologies of e-wastesPeeranart Kiddee, Jatindra Kumar Pradhan, Sanchita Mandal, Jayanta Kumar Biswas and Binoy Sarkar2 Urban mining of e-waste: treasure hunting for precious nanometalsSammani Ramanayaka, S. Keerthanan and Meththika Vithanage3 Biochemical hazards associated with unsafe disposal of electrical and electronic itemsKalyani Korla and Chanchal K. Mitra4 Policy issues for efficient management of e-waste in developing countriesRajiv Ranjan Srivastava and Pankaj Pathak5 E-waste as a challenge for public and ecosystem healthLakshika Weerasundara, Kushani Mahatantila and Meththika Vithanage6 Electrochemical enhanced metal extraction from e-wasteAhamed Ashiq, Asitha Cooray, Srikanth Chakravartula Srivatsa and Meththika Vithanage7 Phytoremediation for e-waste contaminated sitesViraj Gunarathne, Sameera R. Gunatilake, Sachithra T. Wanasinghe, Thilakshani Atugoda, Prabuddhi Wijekoon, Jayanta Kumar Biswas and Meththika Vithanage8 Organic pollutants from e-waste and their electrokinetic remediationDon Liyanage and Janitha Walpita9 Mapping the emergence of research activities on "e-waste: a scientometric analysis and an in-depth reviewAnwesha Borthakur and Pardeep SinghPart 2 Case studies10 Waste electrical and electronic equipment in India: diversity, flows, and resource recovery approachesM.N.V. Prasad11 Socio-technological challenges in formalization of e-waste recycling in IndiaPooja Pandey12 Electrical and electronic waste in Pakistan: the management practices and perspectivesSadia Ilyas, Rajiv R. Srivastava and Zaigham Abbas13 Challenges in e-waste management in Sri LankaWilka Wayanthi Ranasinghe and Bandunee C.L. Athapattu14 Electronic waste management practices in NigeriaI.C. Nnorom and O.A. Odeyingbo15 e-Waste recycling slum in the heart of Accra, Ghana: the dirty secretsMartin Oteng-Ababio16 E-waste situation and current practices in BrazilRicardo Gabbay Souza17 The impact of waste of electrical and electronic equipment public police in Latin America: analysis of the physical, economical, and information flowLuz Ange´lica Rodrı´guez-Bello and Enrique Estupin˜a´n-Escalante18 Environmental pollution of e-waste: generation, collection, legislation, and recycling practices in MexicoClaudia Estela Saldan˜a Dura´n, Gerardo Bernache Pe´rez, Sara Ojeda-Benitez and Samantha E. Cruz-Sotelo19 Improving sustainability of e-waste management through the systemic design of solutions: the cases of Colombia and EcuadorS. Me´ndez-Fajardo, H. Bo¨ni, P. Vanegas and D Sucozhanay20 e-Waste management in Ecuador, current situation and perspectivesPaul Vanegas, Andre´s Martı´nez-Moscoso, Dolores Sucozhanay, Pablo Pano, Andre´s Tello, Adriana Abril, Ismael Izquierdo, Gustavo Pacheco and Marc Craps21 The Chilean regulation of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE): some of the challenges and opportunities to incorporate informal e-waste recyclersUca Silva and Gloria Baigorrotegui22 Electronic waste management in Romania: pathways for sustainable practicesFlorin-Constantin Mihai23 e-Waste management practices in AustraliaMd Tasbirul Islam and Nazmul Huda24 E-waste policies in the United States: minimalistic federal action and fragmented subnational activitiesKatja Biedenkopf
