Description |
xiv, 334 p. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-322) and index. |
Contents |
The underside of high tech -- Raw materials : where bits, bytes, and the earth's crust coincide -- Producing high tech : the environmental impact -- High-tech manufacture and human health -- Flame retardants : a tale of toxics -- When high tech electronics become trash -- Not in our backyard : exporting electronic waste -- The politics of recycling -- A land ethic for the digital age -- Appendix. How to recycle a computer, cell phone, TV, or other digital devices. |
Subject |
Electronic waste.
|
|
Electronic apparatus and appliances -- Environmental aspects.
|
|
Electronic apparatus and appliances -- Health aspects.
|
|
Product life cycle.
|
|
Electronics -- instrumentation. |
|
Environmental Pollutants. |
|
Waste Management. |
|
Waste Products. |
ISBN |
1559635541 (cloth : alk. paper) |
|
9781559635547 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Standard No. |
YDXCP 2372576 |
|
IG# 1559635541 |
|
NZ1 10689375 |
|