• Mrs, Archala Khemnar
• Ms.Pooja Mhaske
• Ms.Seema Madake
• Ms.Rohinee Warulakar
• Ms.Rekha Metkari

Introduction: India is a developing country from the last decades increase in population and change of lifestyle. The demand of using electronic products is increased. In India e-waste generation is growing at 15% and is expected to cross 8000000 tones’ per year in 2012.A central pollution control board (cpcb) report said that 65 cities in India generate more than 60-70%of the total e -waste which comes from 10 states that are followed by Maharashtra, Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab. In the list of e-waste generating states in India. “Electronic waste or e -waste “consists of obsolete electronic devices E-waste affects environment through landfills, when we throw out our computers they wind up in landfills causing the possibility of toxic chemical are released in air damaging the atmosphere. Children are particularly vulnerable to the health risks that might result from e -waste exposure and need more specific protection while they are still growing children’s intake of water air and food in proportion to their weight is significantly increased when compared with adults. The risk of hazardous chemical absorption is increased for children’s as well .In addition children’s bodies’ functional systems such as the Immune system, digestive system, reproductive system, and central nervous system are affected. The toxic materials which are used in manufacturing of electronic good can damage to the environment. It contains cathode ray tubes, printed board assemblies, capacitation, mercury switches and relays, batteries, liquid crystal displays, cartridges from photocopying machines, selenium drums and electrolytes. There are different types of e-waste which has various routes of exposure in human body, therefore has the ability to affect health. This becomes important to conduct research studies on aspects such as e-waste. The present study title: “A study to assess the knowledge regarding hazards of e-waste among e-waste handlers in selected areas of Pune city. “The objectives are 1) To assess the knowledge of e-waste handlers regarding e-waste, to associate the knowledge score with selected demographic variables. Material and Methods: In present study, researcher adopted non- experimental design. The study carried out 200 samples. Ethical clearance was taken. A Non-probability Convenient Sampling Technique was used. The significance was calculated by using mean, standard deviation, and calculated ’t’ value, and association was done by Fisher's exact test with demographic variable. Result Most of the samples 68% were having average knowledge regarding hazards of E-waste, 22% handlers having good knowledge and 10% E-waste handlers were having poor knowledge. Conclusion: Study concludes that knowledge about e-waste and its hazards on health is very little known among the general public. There is a need to create awareness among the people in order to prevent risk related e-waste. Recommendations: The study may be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching or any other methods of health teaching on similar problem, a study can be done on association between various demographic variable, which were significant on larger sample.

Keywords: (Hazards, E-waste, E-waste Handlers)

"The Knowledge Regarding Hazards Of E-Waste Among E-Waste Handlers In Selected Area Of Pune City", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.595-602, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907684.pdf

"The Knowledge Regarding Hazards Of E-Waste Among E-Waste Handlers In Selected Area Of Pune City", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp595-602, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907684.pdf