E-waste environmental contamination and harm to public health in China

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作者：
Xijin Xu
Xiang Zeng
H. Marike Boezen
Xia Huo
机构：
[1] Shantou University Medical College,Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Developmental Toxicology, and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Immunopathology
[2] Shantou University Medical College,Department of Cell Biology and Genetics
[3] University Medical Center Groningen,Department of Epidemiology
[4] University of Groningen,Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC)
[5] University Medical Center Groningen,undefined
[6] University of Groningen,undefined
来源：
Frontiers of Medicine | 2015年 / 9卷
关键词：
e-waste; heavy metal; organic pollutant; hazardous; toxicity; human health; China;
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摘要：
The adverse effects of electronic waste (e-waste) on the human body have stirred up concern in recent years. China is one of the countries that confront serious pollution and human exposure of e-waste, and the majority of the population is exposed to potentially hazardous substances that are derived from informal e-waste recycling processes. This study reviews recent reports on human exposure to e-waste in China, with particular focus on exposure routes (e.g., inhalation and ingestion) and several toxicities of human (e.g., endocrine system, respiratory system, reproductive system, developmental toxicity, neurotoxicity, and genetic toxicity). Pieces of evidence that associate e-waste exposure with human health effects in China are assessed. The role of toxic heavy metals (e.g., lead, cadmium, chromium, mercury, and nickel) and organic pollutants (e.g., polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), bisphenol A (BPA)) on human health is also briefly discussed.
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