TY - BOOK AU - Grossman,Elizabeth TI - High tech trash: digital devices, hidden toxics, and human health SN - 9781597261906 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - TD799.85 .G76 2007 U1 - 363.72/88 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Washington, DC PB - Island Press/Shearwater Books KW - Waste electronic apparatus and appliances KW - Electronic apparatus and appliances KW - Environmental aspects KW - Health aspects KW - Electronic industries KW - Product life cycle N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0732/2007025185-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0732/2007025185-d.html ER -