Environmental Management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Environmental Management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment illustrates the socioeconomic, technical and environmental perspectives of WEEE, allowing for a better understanding on how to manage this rapidly growing waste stream. The book addresses discharge of WEEE into ecosystems, occupational exposure to hazardous components of WEEE, and loss of recoverable resources, bridging the gap between community and waste management. By providing in-depth analysis and step-by-step descriptions of environmental strategies and procedures for managing electrical and electronic waste, this book is a valuable resource for environmental scientists, environmental engineers, and waste management professionals to achieve sustainability in WEEE.

• Presents the latest knowledge on the origin, identification and adverse effects of WEEE on humans and ecosystems
• Offers up-to-date analysis on environmental management tools, such as LCA, health risk, legalization, and policies for sustainable solutions for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
• Includes details and analysis of the novel approaches proposed in recent years for resource recovery from WEEE

Researchers, practitioners, and students in environmental science,  environmental management, and environmental engineering, waste management

PART 1 Introduction
1. Environmental Problems of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
Dilip K. Maiti
2. Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Environment. Context, Implications and Trends
Juan Francisco Velasco-Munoz Sr. and David Pozas-Ramos Sr.
3. E-Waste: An Emerging Threat To "One Health"
Atul Kumar

Part 2: Treatment Technologies for WEEE
4. Microbes Assisted Management and Recovery of Heavy Metals from Electronic Wastes
Murugappan Ramanathan and M. Karthikeyan
5. Biohydrometallurgical methods and the processes involved in the bioleaching of WEEE
Vidya Shetty K
6. Hybrid Bioleaching – An Emerging Technique for Extraction of Critical Metals from WEEE
Subrata Hait
7. Current trends and future perspectives of biobased methods for recovery of metals from WEEE for sustainable environment
Kandra Prameela
8. Recycling of e-waste in concrete
Hamed Allahyari
9.  Biological treatment, recovery and recycling of metals from waste printed circuit boards
Uday Bhan
10.  Process engineering for bioleaching of metals from waste electrical and electronic equipment
Subrata Hait

PART 3 Environmental Management Tools for WEEE
11. Financial stimulation policy as a part of socio-economic intervention in the area of WEEE recycling
Ksenija Dencic-Mihajlov

PART 4: Environmental Management for WEEE and Sustainability Paradigm
12. Achievement of Sustainability by tackling E-waste overpower
Chandran Smitha
13. Advances in the Global Research on Sustainable Management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Juan Francisco Velasco-Munoz Sr.