Beyond the 3R's: 6R Concepts for Next Generation Manufacturing:
Beyond the 3R's: 6R Concepts for Next Generation Manufacturing:
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Electronic Waste• Computer equipment is a complicated assembly of more than 1,000components, many of which are hazardous and toxic.• A major culprit in <strong>the</strong> hazardous waste areas is <strong>the</strong> computer monitorand television cathode ray tube (CRT), which contains five to eightpounds of lead.• The non-biodegradable refuse from e-waste and o<strong>the</strong>r sources oftenends up in land-fills or incinerators where toxic substances such asresidues of lead, cadmium, lethal mercury, carcinogenic asbestos, tinplates, arsenic, PVC and plastic waste, lead and cadmium batteriesetc. contaminate <strong>the</strong> land, water and air, posing serious health hazardsand affecting <strong>the</strong> environment.Research Institute <strong>for</strong> Sustainability EngineeringCollege of EngineeringLexington, KY 40506-0108, USASource:http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040322/login/main1.htmCopyright © 2008 by Dr. I. S. Jawahir, University of KentuckyUNIVERSITY OFKENTUCKY
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