The burning of electronic waste constitutes a major public health problem in South west Hebron -Southern Hebron Governorate – in which electronic waste burning is prevalent. This descriptive comparative study aimed to investigate the effect of electronic waste burning on the concentrations of lead in human blood and water samples (n=104) in South west Hebron as an exposed region with the town of Halhul as a control. Results showed that 39% and 55% of participants supported that electronic waste burning has an impact on municipal and natural resource’s water. Moreover, 69% did not think that burning affects the taste of water, while 72.2% did not think that such burning affects the smell of water. Water and blood samples from exposed regions had higher lead concentrations level than those not exposed with mean of (3.30PPb versus. 2,74PPb) and (46.34PPb versus. 31.6PPb) respectively. Electronic waste burners had a higher lead concentration (55PPb) than those not burning (39PPb). However, hemoglobin level was higher among none exposed (12.19PPb) than exposed (11.28PPb) regions. The burning of electronic waste affects both health and environment. Therefore, upgrading knowledge and education about the damages and impact of burning of electronic waste on human health are considered the first step in overcoming this problem.

العنوان

International Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health

الناشر

Haneen Dhaidel

بلد الناشر

فلسطين

نوع المنشور

مطبوع فقط

المجلد

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السنة

2018

الصفحات

10