Question

The Human and Environmental Effects of E-Waste TRoughly 40 million metric tons of electronic waste (e-waste) are produced globally each year, and about 13 percent of that weight is recycled, mostly in developing countries. About 9 million tons of this waste- discarded televisions, computers, cellphones, and other electronics devices - are produced by the European Union, according to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). The organization notes that this estimate of waste is likely too low. Informal recycling markets in China, India, Pakistan, Vietnam, and the Philippines handle anywhere from 50 percent to 80 percent of this e-waste, often shredding, burning, and dismantling the products in "backyards." Emissions from these recycling practices are damaging to human health and the environment. Developing countries with rapidly growing economies handle e-waste from developed countries, and from their own internal consumers. Currently, an estimated 70 percent of e-waste handled in India is from other nations, but the UNEP estimates that between 2007 and 2020, domestic television e-waste will double, computer e-waste will increase five times, and cell phones 18 times. [.E-waste is an important global environmental and health issue. Pro mising policy responses have arisen from the European Union, which is defining the source as responsible for e-waste. Withthis approach manufacturers are required to eliminate dangerous toxins from production.
Vocabulary

e-waste- lixo eletrônico devices-aparelhos
low- baixa
handle- lidar com
shredding- galpão
burning- queimando backyards-quintais,
health issue- questão de saude

Inglês: Activities

A)-Encontre todas as palavras cognatas do texto e descreva-as.
B)-O que é lixo eletrônico? Dê exemplos.
C)-Em quais países o lixo eletrônico é queimado e deixado em “quintais”
D)-Aproximadamente 9 milhoes desse lixo eletrônico e produzido onde?
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Answer 1

Resposta:

Letra A

Human- Humano

Effects- Efeitos

million- milhões

produced- produzido

eletronic- eletronico

globally- Globalmente

percent- porcento

televisions- televisoes

computers- computadores

informal- informal

responsible- responsabilidade

b) televisoes, computadores, celulares.

c) China, índia, Paquistão, Vietnã e filipinas.

D) união europeia- European union