关于电子垃圾及其管理的知识和实践在西里古里居住的成年人中:一个横截面研究
Alapan Bandyopadhyay1, Abhijit Mukherjee2
1Department of Community Medicine, Jalpaiguri Government Medical College and Hospital, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India.
概括
大多数印度人知道电子垃圾 (e-waste) 是有害的,但缺乏适当的处理知识,导致处理不当. 这项研究凸显了西里古里电子废物管理实践中存在的关键差距.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 废物管理 废物管理
背景情况:
- 作为一个主要的电子产品生产国和消费国,印度面临着重大挑战,导致大量的电子废物 (电子废物) 生产.
- 关于印度普通人口对电子垃圾的理解和做法的研究有限,需要进行本地化评估.
研究的目的:
- 评估西班牙西班牙西利古里居民关于电子垃圾 (电子垃圾) 的知识和做法.
- 识别电子垃圾危险意识和社区内实际的处置行为之间的差距.
主要方法:
- 在西班牙西班牙西利古里进行了一项横截面研究,涉及同意的成年家庭成员.
- 数据采集使用研究人员管理的问卷,采用多阶段抽样策略招募375个家庭.
- 该研究的重点是评估人口统计信息,设备所有权,电子废物知识和处置做法.
主要成果:
- 很高的百分比 (93.4%) 的家庭认识到与电子垃圾 (电子垃圾) 相关的健康风险.
- 报告中最常见的处置方法是向回收商销售 (47.5%),但由于缺乏知识,很大一部分 (29.3%) 在家中储存电子废物.
- 绝大多数 (84.8%) 的家庭在处理电子垃圾时不使用个人防护设备.
结论:
- 虽然人们对电子垃圾的危害意识很高,但西里古里居民对安全有效的处置方法的了解并不一致.
- 在知识和实践之间存在着显著的差距,导致电子废物不适当的储存和处理行为.
- 显然需要有针对性的教育干预措施来改善电子废物管理实践,并减轻相关的健康和环境风险.
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