This paper reveals the magnitude of heavy metal contamination of soil and groundwater in and around an unauthorized e-waste recycling site in Delhi. Though unsafe and unorganized and with the e-waste handling now legally banned in Delhi, the informal sector is still actively involved in dismantling, extracting and disposing of e-waste in certain places on a considerably large scale.
Original Source [2]
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/assessment-contamination-soil-and-groundwater-due-e-waste-handling
[2] http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/114/01/0166.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rashmi-makkar-panwar
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sirajuddin-ahmed
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electronic-waste
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/delhi
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-pollution
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-pollution
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-recycling
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heavy-metals
