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Autore |
Grossman Elizabeth <1957-> |
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Titolo |
High tech trash [[electronic resource] ] : digital devices, hidden toxics, and human health / / Elizabeth Grossman |
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Washington, : Island Press, : Shearwater Books, c2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-59726-383-4 |
1-4294-9010-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (350 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Electronic waste |
Electronic apparatus and appliances - Environmental aspects |
Electronic apparatus and appliances - Health aspects |
Product life cycle |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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