E-waste and its impact on aquatic ecosystems

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On a global scale there are thousands of environmental awareness campaigns, but the reality is that behind each initiative there are detractors who end up liquidating the good intentions in favor of Mother Nature and our own well-being.

The world is going through its worst moment ecologically, week after week there are alarming news of disasters that hit countries in most continents, from heavy and torrential rains that trigger floods, to tornadoes and hurricanes that destroy sophisticated buildings.

However, beyond the topics mentioned in the first two paragraphs, this time I would like to touch on a topic that is not very explored, such as e-waste pollution and its impact on ecosystems and aquatic health, which in the end ends up affecting the aquatic food we usually eat.

Source / Author: Giogio55, 2015

Yesterday I read an extraordinary thoughtful article, where the following questions were raised: Who doesn't have a cell phone, a tablet and even an electric car? Who doesn't complain when their electronic devices start to charge worse and their battery life decreases? How often do we change our electronic devices?

The answers to these questions are quite obvious, since our society is generally accelerating the massive consumption of electronic products, to the point of frequently changing these products before their useful life expires, an element that ends up creating millions of tons of electronic waste that end up in natural aquatic systems.

According to scientific assessments, this electronic waste contains toxic substances that contaminate millions of fish around the world, therefore, it is assumed that this electronic waste could be a possible vector of heavy metal contamination at the marine level, mainly in the coasts of Africa and Europe.

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Bhutta K Electronic Waste: A Growing Concern in Today's Environment. Link

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Greetings friend @lupafilotaxia waste regardless of their origin represent a potential source of pollution, now well at the level of electronic equipment waste may come to further complicate the scenario, products of the variety of materials in these are present, where according to their accumulation can cause severe damage to soil level, water among other ecosystems of our planet.

Very good contribution. Regards

Greetings @madridbg

Exactly, and they complicate it, precisely because this type of electronic devices contain appreciable amounts of heavy metals.

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I think your question is answered by you, and beyond that plastics, paper, etc. etc. etc.
we are filling not only the planet but space with it.
thank you

Greetings @joseph1956

That's right, the pollution we are making crosses the borders of our own planet earth, good point.

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Hi @lupafilotaxia
It is a strong topic for discussion, it is true ,the amount of damage done to nature is uncountable, and it is already taking its toll in many countries around the world. It is obvious.
I recently read something without a country that was requiring companies to manufacture products without programmed obsolescence, a bit to counteract that.

Greetings @josevas217

Wow, can you imagine what would happen if we reach a point where large corporations start to manufacture products without planned obsolescence, that would be great for the health of the planet including ours of course, the world must rethink its scheme, and that may be a starting point.

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Greetings @lupafilotaxia, this topic certainly has a lot of work to do, since we humans are the main cause of this problem and we do not take into account the fact that this can also harm us through the consumption of different marine species that have in turn are contaminated by heavy metals. As I mentioned in the beginning, this is a long chain of factors to be studied. Good contribution

Greetings @sidalim88

Right, there is a lot of work to be done if we as a species really want to change the current model, in pursuit of environmental sustainability.

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Greetings my dear friend @lupafilotaxia, since the production models focused only on the economic component, began the excessive production of all types of goods including electrical appliances that are created with the intention that they stop working in a short time what is known as planned obsolescence, the idea is to sell at any cost, increasing consumption levels and of course we generate a lot of waste, as you mention pollute our wonderful and functional aquatic systems.

See you later, have a great week.

Greetings @amestyj

Consumption levels are certainly a big problem, and if we add the wrong production models we will find a path full of problems that to date is difficult to stop.

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