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Release of the Report “Impact of E-waste Recycling on Water and Soil”
Source: Toxics Link, Date: , 2014
Toxics Link released a report titled “Impact of E-waste
Recycling on Water and Soil” this month. The report based on lab tests reveals
how toxic elements such as mercury, lead, zinc, etc., along with acids and
chemicals released during e-waste recycling, are contaminating soil and water in
Loni and Mandoli areas of Delhi’s National Capital Territory. At Loni some samples of water show mercury level as
high as 20 times the prescribed limit, while at Mandoli zinc level in a sample
was 174 times higher. The
findings also show lead level in soil at Loni to be very high; with one sample
as high as 147 times the prescribed limit.
The exhaustive report is among few in India that
scientifically corroborates damage to soil and water through toxics from
e-waste. Besides providing data on increased levels of zinc, lead, and other
toxic elements and chemicals, the study also scientifically examines electrical
conductivity, hardness and turbidity in the selected samples of Mandoli and
Loni.
Download the full
report please click on the link below : http://toxicslink.org/docs/Impact-of-E-waste-recycling-on-Soil-and-Water.pdf
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