Heavy Metal Contamination from Electronic Waste Recycling at Guiyu, Southeastern China

2009 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 1617-1626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Guo ◽  
Changjiang Huang ◽  
Hong Zhang ◽  
Qiaoxiang Dong
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Electronic Waste ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Southeastern China ◽  
Electronic Waste Recycling

Environmental Susceptibility: Soil Contamination of Heavy Metals in the Territory of E-Waste Recycling Area

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (01) ◽  
pp. 25-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charu Gangwar ◽  
Aprajita Singh ◽  
Raina Pal ◽  
Atul Kumar ◽  
Saloni Sharma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Contamination Factor ◽  
Industrial Area ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Pollution Load Index ◽  
Physiological Analysis

E-waste is a popular name given to those electronic products nearing the end of their useful life which has become a major source of heavy metal contamination in soil and hence, became the global concern. Various samples of soil were collected from different sites and were determined for heavy metal analysis by the ICP-AAS after the digestion process. The main source of contamination is illegal e-waste recycling activities such as burning of PCB's acid baths etc. Different soil indices like contamination factor, I-geo, pollution load index, were calculated to determine the quality of the soil. Results indicate that e-waste recycling and industrial area are strongly contaminated by the heavy metals. Physiological analysis of soil revealed that e-waste processing and industrial activities decrease the soil pH and organic matter while enhancing the electrical conductivity of soil. The exceedance of metal contamination imposed negative impact to the soil environment and human health.

Spatial distribution of heavy metal contamination in soils near a primitive e-waste recycling site

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 1290-1298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng-Xiang Quan ◽  
Bo Yan ◽  
Fan Yang ◽  
Ning Li ◽  
Xian-Ming Xiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Waste Recycling
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