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Presentation MPCB
Presentation MPCB
Presentation MPCB
At
Multi-stakeholder workshop on e-waste Management,
Mumbai
Presentation by:
Dr. Ajay Deshpande
Regional Officer, I/c PCI-II
CONSTITUENTS COMPONENTS
Lead and cadmium Printed circuit boards
Lead oxide and Cd Cathode ray tubes (CRTs)
Mercury Switches & flat screen monitors
Cadmium Computer batteries
PCB Capacitors and transformers
Brominated flame Printed circuit boards, plastic
retardant casings cable
PVC Cable insulation / coating
ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH HAZARDS
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Printed circuit De- ♦Tin and lead Air emission of
boards soldering inhalation same substances
and ♦Possible brominated
removing dioxin, beryllium,
computer cadmium, mercury
chips inhalation
Dismantled Open ♦Toxicity to workers Tin and lead
printed circuit burning of and nearby residents contamination of
board waste from tin, lead, immediate
processing boards brominated dioxin, environment
that have beryllium, cadmium including surface
had chips and mercury and ground
removed inhalation waters.
to remove ♦Respiratory irriation Brominated
final dioxins beryllium,
metals cadmium and
mercury emissions
Contd..
Chips and Chemical ♦ Acid contact with ♦ Hydrocarbons,
other gold stripping eyes, skin may result heavy metals,
plated using nitric in permanent injury. brominated
components and hydro- substances, etc.,
chloric ♦Inhalation of mists discharged
acid along and fumres of acids, directly into river
riverbanks chlorine and sulphur and banks.
dioxide gases can
cause respiratory ♦Acidifies the
irritation to severe river destroying
effects including fish and flora.
pulmonary edema,
circulatory failure and
death
Contd..
Plastics from Shredding Probable hydrocarbon, Emissions of
computer and and low brominated dioxin and brominated dioxins
peripherals temperatu- heavy metal exposure. and heavy metals
e.g. printers re melting and hydrocarbons
keyboards, to be
etc. reutilized
in poor
grade
plastics
Computer Open Brominated and Hydrocarbon
wires burning to chlorinated dioxin, ashes including
recover polycyclinc aromatic PAHs discharged
copper hydrocarbons (PAH) to air, water and
(carcinogenic) soil.
exposure to workers
living in the burning
works area.
Contd..
Miscellaneo- Open Hydrocarbon including Hydrocarbon
us computer burning to PAHs and potential ashes including
parts recover dioxin exposure PAHs discharged
encased in steel and to air, water and
rubber or other soil.
plastic e.g. metals
steel rollers
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Secondary Furnace ♦Exposure to dioxins Emission of
steel or recovers and heavy metals dioxins and heavy
copper and steel or metals.
precious copper
metal from
smelting waste
including
organics
Removal and smelting of e-Waste
POLLUTION PROBLEMS
E-Waste Scrap
Pulverizer Dust
Contd..
Filtration
Fe-fillings
(b) Basel
• A 1180: Annex I (Cd, Hg, Tb, PCB) to exhibit
Annex III.
• B 1110: Mirror entry of A1180
International Scenario
1. Policy
2. Technical
3. Financial
4. Implementation & capacity building
INITIATIVES OF CPCB
• Participation in Basel
• Expert Group on HWM
• Need assessment study
• Indo German Collaboration
• INDO - SWISS Study / Workshop
Efforts made by MPCB for
e-Waste management
• A National working group constituted by CPCB for
managing e-Waste in India. Member Secretary, MPCB is
the member of this Group
• MPCB conducted Public consultation meeting for e-
Waste management in Maharashtra on 22.09.2006.
• Decision taken to carry out Rapid e-Waste assessment
study for Maharashtra
• MPCB formed an Expert Committee on e-Waste
management
• UNEP agreed to extend partial financial assistance
totaling US $ 12000 for this study
• EMPA (Swiss Agency) has offered technical support to
carry out the e-waste assessment study
• UNEP has released US $ 6000 to MPCB on 16 Jan 2006
for this study.
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