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

By: Publication details: Washington, DC : Island Press/Shearwater Books, 2007.Edition: 1st Island Press paperback edDescription: xiv, 334 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781597261906 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1597261904 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.72/88 22
LOC classification:
  • TD799.85 .G76 2007
Online resources:
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks TD799.85 .G76 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039000777226

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.

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