• Dr. M. Sunil Gladson

The UN defines E-waste as any discarded products with a battery or plug, and features toxic and hazardous substances such as mercury, that can pose serious risk to human and environmental health. . E-waste is mostly created by discarded electronic devices such as PCs, tablets, hard drives, printers, and so on. Electronic devices are intended to make our lives easier and happier, but because they contain harmful compounds, their disposal and recycling becomes a health hazard. It has permeated every area of our lives, and most of us don't consider what happens to these devices when we discard or replace them. Electronic device use has increased dramatically in recent decades. The average life of a central processing unit (CPU) has decreased from 4-6 years in 1997 to 2 years in 2005 . Over the last two decades, the global market for electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) has grown tremendously. Predictably, the global number of electrical devices will continue to grow, and microprocessors will be used in an increasing number of everyday products. EEE manufacturing is one of the world's fastest expanding manufacturing activities. Rapid economic expansion, combined with urbanization and rising consumer demand, has expanded both use and production of EEE .

Uncontrolled Dumping of E-Waste into Water Resources and its impact on Human Environment - An Urgent need for set in Stone Laws

"Uncontrolled Dumping of E-Waste into Water Resources and its impact on Human Environment - An Urgent need for set in Stone Laws", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 12, page no.d733-d744, December-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2212398.pdf

"Uncontrolled Dumping of E-Waste into Water Resources and its impact on Human Environment - An Urgent need for set in Stone Laws", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 12, page no. ppd733-d744, December-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2212398.pdf