Abstract
<p>E-waste is a popular name for electronic products nearing the end of their favorable life. Which ensuing in increased dangers of digital waste normally acknowledged as e-waste. Present study was aimed to find out the soil quality, air pollution and its relation to human health risk. Therefore, two study sites (SI and SII) were choised on the basis of various activities. PM<sub>2.5</sub> air samples had been gathered with the help of RDS after which were analyzed to heavy metals through ICP-MS. Objectives of the study, was to generate baseline data at the quantity of heavy metal cognizance in soil from two test sites. In rise, we measured the heavy metallic concentrations in scalp hair and fingernails to discover if there exists any relation among organic publicity and environmental. Hypertension, Hypoxemia and Asthma had been additionally decided for the evaluation of fitness parameters among the take a look at population. For this purpose, investigation also involved the collection of fingernails and scalp hair for heavy metal analysis (ICP-MS) from human subjects of two study sites. Results indicated that, except SI, SII had significant level of PM<sub>2.5</sub> and its heavy metal content. All soil indices which were employed to determine the level of pollution, indicates extreme level of metals at all the study sites. Therefore, local residents as well as workers, who were engaged in e-waste burning and industrial activities also had various levels of toxic metal concentrations in their scalp hair and fingernails. We concluded that the high levels of air pollution, containing toxic metal pollutants such as Pb, Zn, Cu and Ni released from e-waste burning activities, resulted in significant health risks for the exposed human population.It is recommended that environment of Moradabad City should be closely monitored by government agencies on routine basis. It was concluded that the toxic metal contamination imposed a negative influence on the environment, soil and human health.</p>
Highlights
The electrical waste and electronic equipments (EEEs) contain several substances, many of which are toxic in nature and could be hazardous for the environment, especially soil and human health[1]
E-waste burning creates fine particulate matter created and which was responsible for the toxic levels of heavy metal exposure to the local residents, which is linked to pulmonary and cardiovascular, hypertension disease
Particulate matter concentrations exceeded from NAAQ standard given by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) (2009) whereas concentrations of gaseous pollutants found below from the prescribed limit at all the study site
Summary
The electrical waste and electronic equipments (EEEs) contain several substances, many of which are toxic in nature and could be hazardous for the environment, especially soil and human health[1]. In Moradabad, the high center wherein e-waste recycling most through the open burning of apparently printed circuit boards (PCB)[10]. These activities pose an excessive risk to public fitness and environment. The primary objective of the existing examination into to decide the heavy metal in fingernails and scalp hair of local residents citizens in an e-waste burning area to estimate the heavy metals exposure. Present study deals with the assessment of prevailing concentrations of heavy metals in ambient air (PM2.5) and human population of different areas of Moradabad City where illegal e-waste burning and industrial activities are most common anthropogenic activities
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