High tech trash : digital devices, hidden toxics, and human health / Elizabeth Grossman.

Author/creator Grossman, Elizabeth, 1957-
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington : Island Press/Shearwater Books, ©2006.
Descriptionxiv, 334 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
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Subjects

Contents Ch.1. The underside of high tech -- Ch.2. Raw materials: where bits, bytes, and the earth's crust coincide -- Ch.3. Producing high tech: the environmental impact -- Ch.4. High-tech manufacture and human health -- Ch.5. Flame retardants: a tale of toxics -- Ch.6. When high tech electronics become trash -- Ch.7. Not in our backyard: exploring electronic waste -- Ch.8. The politics of recycling -- Ch.9. A land ethic for the digital age -- Appendix: How to recycle a computer, cell phone, TV, or other digital devices.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 307-322) and index.
LCCN 2006004549
ISBN1559635541 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781559635547

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Joyner General Stacks TD799.85 .G76 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold