Research Identifies U.S. Electronic Waste as Likely Source of Toxic Jewelry Imports from China
Exported Waste Computers and Old Car Batteries May Come Back to Poison our Children
by Ashland University and Basel Action Network
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| Woman cooking circuit boards over pool of molten solder. Thousands of men, woment and children handle imported electronic waste from North America and Japan in this way every day in China. Taizhou, China 2007. ©2007 Stuart Isett/www.isett.com |
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