Piles of circuit boards from hazardous computer waste stretch into the 
distance near an e-waste scrap yard. The circuit boards will be 
smelted by hand to extract metals. Smelting releases highly poisonous 
gases and pollutes the environment.
01 April 2004
Guiyu China

Piles of circuit boards from hazardous computer waste stretch into the distance near an e-waste scrap yard. The circuit boards will be smelted by hand to extract metals. Smelting releases highly poisonous gases and pollutes the environment.

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