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Grossman, Elizabeth, 1957-

High tech trash digital devices, hidden toxics, and human health / [electronic resource] : Digital devices, hidden toxics, and human health Elizabeth Grossman. - Washington : Island Press : Shearwater Books, c2006. - xiv, 334 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The underside of high tech -- Raw materials : where bits, bytes, and the earth's crust coincide -- Producing high tech : the environmental impact -- High-tech manufacture and human health -- Flame retardants : a tale of toxics -- When high tech electronics become trash -- Not in our backyard : exporting electronic waste -- The politics of recycling -- A land ethic for the digital age -- Appendix. How to recycle a computer, cell phone, TV, or other digital devices.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Electronic waste.
Electronic apparatus and appliances--Environmental aspects.
Electronic apparatus and appliances--Health aspects.
Product life cycle.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: TD799.85 / .G76 2006eb

Dewey Class. No.: 363.72/87