Facts About Mobile Phones

    Mobile  phones are recognized as an essential electronic gadget for telecommunication throughout the world. Rapid technological advancements along with addition of new features lead to the miniaturization thus, frequent replacements resulting in enormous disposal of obsolete cell phones in various waste streams. It has become a challenging concern for environmentalists because of improper disposal. Many components of cell phones like Printed Circuit Board, Liquid Crystal Display, Plastic Housing, Battery and other Metallic parts contain various toxins including heavy metals and impart serious hazards to the environment. Further, the contained toxic metals (such as lead, cadmium, nickel, manganese etc.), when released from cell phones on exposure to adverse acidic conditions poses dangerous health impacts on all bios including human beings. However, the Printed Circuit Boards are the most hazardous component of the Cell phone, contains plentitude of these heavy metals. The potential impacts can be both acute and chronic. Current need of the hour is to effectively handle electronic waste. Atterobay takes the responsibility of not only handling the electronic waste effectively but also provides VALUE for the old mobile phone. To know more, visit www.atterobay.com

Make Treating E waste a habbit

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E Waste if not treated properly can result in an environment disaster. It contains heavy metals which when burnt or treated with chemicals, release toxins which are highly carcinogenic.

These toxins and heavy metals, besides the acid often used in their extraction from the e waste, if left untreated penetrate the soil and their run-off including by rain, leads to pollution of water courses and destruction /mutation of marine-life therein. The eventual use, downstream, of  this contaminated water “rich” in heavy metals and toxins, for drinking by humans and cattle, and for irrigation of soil  used for agriculture and the  growing of vegetables results in these toxins entering the food –chain of humans and animals and their consequential poisoning.  E Waste is extremely dangerous considering the fact that on the face of it, it does not appear hazardous, but when left untreated or when treated improperly it releases toxins in air and water which are highly toxic, to human, animal and marine life, and resulting in spoilage of the environment.

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