High zinc levels found in soil near Ramganga in Moradabad
Source: Business Standard, Date: , 2015
A
study reveals that the zinc levels are 15 times more than the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) standards in the soil samples collected
from near river Ramganga at Moradabad, known for its e-waste recycling
industry. Quoting specialists, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
said that since most of the e-waste recycling in Moradabad was illegal and no
safety standards were being followed. Both dismantling and recycling methods
are crude as a result of which 40-50 per cent of metals are left unextracted
and cause contamination.