In terms of vulnerable populations, the findings from this review suggest that e-waste recyclers and populations, including children, living near e-waste activity could be at an increased risk of mercury exposure. 5. Conclusions This review of 78 publications concludes that e-waste recycling ...
Currently, copper and lead smelters work as e-waste recyclers for the recovery of Pb, Cu and PMs. In these pyrometallurgical processes, e-waste/copper/lead scrap is fed into a furnace, whereby metals are collected in a molten bath and oxides form a slag phase. More details about the lead...