https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/buso-mem090120.php
News Release 1-Sep-2020
First-ever study of electronic waste shredding trucks shows the need for better safety guidelines.
A new Boston University School of Public Health study published in Annals of Work Exposure and Health is the first to evaluate the exposures faced by workers in mobile e-shredding, a new service to securely destroy hard drives, laptops, and other electronics containing confidential information on site.
Even proper electronic waste disposal still exposes workers to toxic metals such as lead and cadmium, as well as toxic chemicals--all of it usually ground into a fine powder that's easy to melt down for new gadgets, but also easy to inhale or even absorb through skin.
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