GEOG-130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Electronic Waste, Superfund, Environmental Health
Document Summary
High tech is the antithesis of old-fashioned, fossil fuel-driven industry. Technology viewed as concise, exact and environmentally friendly, but in reality. Our use of everyday products that we take for granted are actually taking a toll on the constant production of things harms our planet the environment. Silicon valley development of technology of silicon chips for semiconductors. Named silicon valley because it once used to be the main place of production. U. s. military getting together with stanford university to create a base for. Companies, tech firms produce waste and cleanup of hazardous materials from. Environmental health issues are not only a concern in the disposal and use of. General lack of knowledge of hazards electronics, also a concern in the production of these products. Inadequate health and safety training, lack of regulation of the workplace superfund sites is a big issue by management and state agencies. The sheen, sleek outer shell of the technology industry.
