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Electronics: Ecological impact
Electronic devices, including computers, are increasingly used by society and therefore have an effect on the environment due to increasing volumes of waste, harmful gases and increasing energy consumption. The manufacturing, use, and disposal of electronic devices all create a number of Wikipedia:environmental issues.
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Manufacturing process
Wikipedia:Nitrogen trifluoride is a greenhouse gas (WP) used in the production of integrated circuits (silicon chips) which has a global warming potential 17,200 times greater than that of CO2 when compared over a 100 year period.[1] However, it is not a significant percentage of the total greenhouse gas emissions.
Electronic waste
Mitigation
- See also: Wikipedia:e-Cycling and Wikipedia:Green computing
Lobbying
Recognition of the problems presented by electronic waste has led to lobbying by environmental organisations. These include the Wikipedia:Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, Wikipedia:Basel Action Network and Wikipedia:Greenpeace.
See also
- Wikipedia:Biodegradable electronics
- Wikipedia:Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)
- Wikipedia:Sustainable Electronics Initiative (SEI)
References
- ↑ J.I., (2006). "Revised IR spectrum, radiative efficiency and global warming potential of nitrogen trifluoride," Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L10817.
Further reading
- Energy Use and Power Levels in New Monitors and Personal Computers. Energy Analysis Department Environmental Energy Technologies Division Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory University of California.
