E-waste lead exposure and children's health in China
E-waste lead exposure and children's health in China
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中国电子垃圾铅暴露与儿童健康
DOI：
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139286
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发表时间：
2020
影响因子：
9.8
通讯作者：
Wu Weidong
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作者：
Zeng Xiang;Huo Xia;Xu Xijin;Liu Dongling;Wu Weidong
中国是世界上面临严重电子垃圾污染和相关有害健康影响的国家之一，这引起了公众、学术界和政府的关注。由于非正式的电子废物回收活动，大多数当地居民暴露于铅（Pb）和其他持久性有机污染物等有害物质。本研究综述了最近关于中国儿童暴露于电子垃圾铅的研究，重点关注儿童健康相关影响（如生长发育、心血管、免疫、神经、呼吸、生殖、骨骼和泌尿系统），并评估了电子垃圾铅暴露与中国儿童健康结果之间关联的证据。儿童是电子垃圾铅暴露最敏感和最脆弱的群体之一。以往的数据表明，接触电子垃圾铅对人体健康有不利影响，如延迟和损害身体和神经发育。现在是时候采取有效措施，如升级电子垃圾回收技术，加强政府政策引导和支持，加强当地居民的环境保护和健康意识，以防止电子垃圾的不良影响。
China is one of the countries worldwide confronted with serious e-waste pollution and associated detrimental health effects, which has aroused public, academic and governmental concerns. Most local residents are exposed to hazardous substances such as lead (Pb) and other persistent organic pollutants because of informal e-waste recycling activities. This study reviews recent studies on children exposed to e-waste Pb in China focusing on health-related effects in children (e.g. growth and development, cardiovascular, immune, nervous, respiratory, reproductive, skeletal, and urinary systems) and evaluating the evidence for the association between e-waste Pb exposure and the children health outcomes in China. Children are one of most sensitive and vulnerable groups when facing e-waste Pb exposure. Previous data indicate that exposure to e-waste Pb has adverse effect on human health such as delayed and damaged physical and nervous development. It is the time to take effective measures, such as upgrading e-waste recycling technology, enhancing government policy guidance and support, and strengthening environmental protection and health awareness of the local inhabitants, to prevent the adverse effects of e-waste.