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E-waste poses health hazards [1]

BY OUR CORRESPONDENT
HYDERABAD

Nov. 30: Thousands of tonnes of electronic waste generated from the city is tucked away in landfills or burnt disregarding health hazards it poses.
The landfills turn harmful with the leaching of mercury, cadmium and lead toxins and contaminates land and water sources by percolation.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2008
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad) [2]
Tags:
Health Effects [3], Hazardous Waste [4], Electronic Waste [5], Andhra Pradesh [6], Hyderabad (T) [7]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electronic-waste
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