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Manufacturing rate busters: computer control and social relations in the labour process
"Information technology is changing social relations in workplaces, perhaps faster than empirical and theoretical work can digest. We develop the concept ‘computer control' to illustrate one ...
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The global impact of e-waste: addressing the challenge
"Electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) is currently the largest growing waste stream. It is hazardous, complex and expensive to treat in an environmentally sound manner,and there is a general ...
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Health consequences of exposure to e-waste: a systematic review
"Background The population exposed to potentially hazardous substances through inappropriate and unsafe management practices related to disposal and recycling of end-of-life electrical and electronic ...
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The real price of mobile phones and tablets: in search of fair electronics
"A mobile phone, smartphone, PC, laptop or tablet: few of us can do without them. But who considers the genuine cost of a phone conversation or an e-mail sent? Who thinks about the raw materials, the ...
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Recycling and disposal of electronic waste: health hazards and environmental impacts
"E-waste is today the fastest growing sector of the municipal solid waste stream and currently comprises more than 5% of its total flow, i.e. 20-50 million tones a year worldwide. These enormous ...
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Disruption of sex hormones and oxidative homeostasis in parturient women and their matching fetuses at an e-waste recycling site in China
"Background: Electronic waste (e-waste) disposal poses a major health concern in developing countries.Objectives: We investigated whether prenatal exposure to e-waste pollutants affects sex hormones ...
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The proposed ban on certain nanomaterials for electrical and electronic equipment in Europe and its global security implications: a search for an alternative regulatory approach
"Europe came close to become the first region to ban certain types of nano-materials for electrical and electronic equipment as part of the recast of the Directive on the Restriction of the Use of ...