Greetings dear friends of the #Steem platform, in this opportunity I want to share with all of you some notions about how technological advances have significantly improved our social living conditions, and at the same time I will make a contrast of how technological development in the current context of modernity has contributed to increase the problems of environmental pollution from metals and chemicals used in the manufacture of technological devices.
Fig. 2 Metals and chemicals used in the manufacture of technological devices pollute the environment. Public domain image, Author: Pixabay
In times of modernity, an endless number of arguments have been generated, which state that technological development will bring more and more evils to humanity, however, these assertions go unnoticed and are not considered as real problems, because technological development provides social welfare.
Now, it is necessary to highlight that these arguments fall into two scientific currents, the environmental and the technological, the first one is based on the negative behavior of technological development and the second one is based on the idea of progress coming from connectivity and social interaction through virtual spaces.
One element to mention is that, in spite of the contradictions between both scientific currents, there is a point of equilibrium that appears as a form of coexistence, because strategies are being promoted to recycle strategically important materials considered as electronic waste.
E-waste is chemical compounds such as cerium, neodymium and others that are extremely hazardous to the environment, as well as physical devices such as circuit boards, magnets, hard disks, batteries and fluorescent bulbs.
The truth is that this electronic waste contains strategic metals, which can be reused at an industrial level, mainly in recycling plants, thus reducing the exaggerated use of extraction of essential raw materials that affect the environment.
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES CONSULTED:
[1] Owen W Strategic Materials: Technologies To Reduce U.S. Import Vulnerability. Artículo: Acceso Online
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There's actually no doubt that pollutants do have a severe or adverse effect on the environment though. But I think there are sometimes no way we can avoid pollution at all cost other than reducing it. The chemicals and metals may be replaced with some other efficient materials which will have less impact polluting the environment.
Thanks for sharing this great post with love from @hardaeborla and I hope you have a great day ahead ❤️💕❤️💕
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It is important to use all the technologies that are currently available to help recycle natural resources and thus reduce environmental pollution and move towards a more sustainable development.
Greetings and thank you for your contribution.
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hello @lupafilotaxia,
one of the things that few people know is that gold is no longer the most desired metal, metals used to make phones and computers are the most desired metals at the moment, that is why countries that have these metals can develop their economies faster if they abandon corrupt practices and focus on the welfare of their citizens.
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Hi my friend @lupafilotaxia
Every emerging technology brings with itself a problem. Solve, it is a kind of chain, of cycle.
Unfortunately the comfort we get from new technology overshadows.the real and probable damage,at least until it becomes a problem that seriously affects.
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Greetings friend @josevas217, historically there was an irrational use of these hazardous materials called chemicals or heavy metals, which have not only caused damage to the environment but also have weakened our health. These recycling initiatives are necessary to create balances.
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The constant struggle between good and bad, something good like technology, manages to bring something bad like pollution, despite the efforts that are made to recycle even the % of that fails to pass 20%, and that in developed countries. imagine a country like ours where there is no culture of recycling.
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Greetings friend @lanzjoseg, good point you are right proportionally speaking the efforts are very low, and of course in South American countries the situation is even more delicate, and it is a matter of governmental disinterest since these chemical residues and heavy metals also affect our health. Thanks for visiting the blog.
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Hi @lupafilotaxia
This strategy is a very important step for the benefit of the environment.
Excellent information, thank you for sharing.
Happy weekend
Regards.
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hello @lupafilotaxia it is true that technologies leave a lot of waste, I would point to the fact that we let industries decide how these components should be, I have motherboards that still work as more than 15 years old, if we stopped making computer equipment to sell en masse, ie new equipment a day, (consumerism). many jobs in the world would be lost.
because there is also the side, of those who think that modifying equipment to increase its capacity is profitable, that instead of selling you a motherboard that the following year is outdated, better to sell you an adaptable one that when a new component comes out it is still compatible.
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Hi dear friend @lupafilotaxia
That is one of the reasons for the recent market crash, Elon Musk announced that tesla would stop receiving bitcoin because it was harmful to the environment, and prices began to drop, it is a reality to make technology pollute I hope that in the future that is improve
regards
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