| Description |
1 online resource (115 pages). |
| Series |
Ecological Disasters |
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Ecological disasters.
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| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.2 3 505028. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Credits; Contents; Chapter One: A Health and Environmental Disaster; Chapter Two: What Is E-Waste?; Chapter Three: How E-Waste Is Managed Today; Chapter Four: The Risks and Benefits of E-Waste; Chapter Five: Environmental Pollution and E-Waste; Chapter Six: Health Effects of Informal Recycling; Chapter Seven: Recycling Policies; Chapter Eight: E-Waste Recycling Technology; Cause and Effect; Essential Facts; Glossary; Additional Resources; Source Notes; Index; About the Author. |
| Summary |
Humanity's impact on the natural world can have disastrous effects. E-Wasteshines a light on the ever-growing amount of e-waste and the lack of resources to safely recycle it. With abundant charts and diagrams and large-format photos, this title explores the science behind damages to human and environmental health, and considers actions people and governments can take to try to improve the situation. Features include a flow chart showing the disaster's causes and effects, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state stan. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Science Reference Center Collection |
| Subject |
Electronic apparatus and appliances.
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Electronic apparatus and appliances-Environmental aspects -- Juvenile literature.
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Electronic waste -- Juvenile literature.
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Electronic apparatus and appliances. (OCoLC)fst00906772
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Barker, David M. E-Waste. Minneapolis, MN : ABDO Publishing, ©2017 9781532110221 |
| ISBN |
168078613X |
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9781680786132 (electronic book) |
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9781532110221 |
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1532110227 |
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