Toxins

E-waste leaching toxins into India’s metros

March 1, 2018

A study funded by the country’s Environment Ministry has discovered that recycling sites are contaminating India’s metropolises. As the Hindustan Times reports, electronic waste recycling units are not sufficiently containing their discarded items, and as a result “some of the most toxic chemicals” are leaching into the soil. This was discovered by a multinational study, […]