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Grossman, Elizabeth, 1957-

High tech trash : digital devices, hidden toxics, and human health / Elizabeth Grossman. - 1st Island Press paperback ed. - Washington, DC : Island Press/Shearwater Books, 2007. - xiv, 334 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-322) and index.

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.

ISBN: 9781597261906 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1597261904 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2007025185

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Waste electronic apparatus and appliances.
Electronic apparatus and appliances--Environmental aspects.
Electronic apparatus and appliances--Health aspects.
Electronic industries--Environmental aspects.
Product life cycle.

LC Class. No.: TD799.85 / .G76 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 363.72/88