Pollution from Non-Biodegradable Electrical Wastes: Risk Analysis of Lead (Pb) Contaminants

Abstract

Multi-pollutions from e-wastes are potential source of epidemic in the nearest future. This research considers the main component of e-waste i.e. lead (Pb) contaminants. The analysis of lead contaminants from some devices was used to calculate the risk analysis on four classes of persons. It was observed that the elderly, children, and landfill workers are the most vulnerable class of persons to lead contaminants. The risk analysis on the ecosystem was also carried using the ERICA 1.3 software. It was observed that agricultural production may suffer lower farm yield and there will be high susceptibility to health issues as there will be about a 15-50% decrease of peripheral blood cells in humans.