Friday, April 4, 2008

eWaste in China


See where your eWaste ends up. Some impressive pictures:
http://gizmodo.com/376201/chinas-e+waste-problem-poisons-children-destroys-cities
eWaste "made the well water and ground water of Guiyu undrinkable, and has to be trucked in from other villages. The lead poisoning level in children is 69%."
More pics:
http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/04/guiyu-e-waste-capital-of-china/
And a slideshow:
http://www.china-pix.com/multimedia/guiyu/

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