An Environmental Integrated Management System for Electronic Waste inside Enterprises

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Environmental Management Unit - Alexandria Governorate Egypt -

2 Institute of Graduate Studies and Research - Alexandria University -Egypt

3 Faculty of Nursing - Mansoura University- Egypt

Abstract

Increasing of the electronic waste all over the world is related to the rapid growing of information and communication technology. Electronic waste contains highly toxic substances and improper handling for this kind of waste will cause several impacts on human health and environment. Management of electronic waste is still in its initial phase in different developing countries. Aim of the study: Absence of specific guideline and strategy about managing of electronic waste inside different enterprises leads to develop an evidence-based integrated environmental system for management of electronic waste by using an Evidence Based Practice (EBP) methodology. This integrated system covers all aspects related to the management of electronic waste This system can be used as a guideline by the officials and responsible staff in different enterprises for managing of electronic waste in proper manner to safeguard the human health and environment from the negative impacts that generated from electronic waste.

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Article Title [العربیة]

نظام الإدارة البیئیة المتکاملة للمخلفات الإلکترونیة داخل المنشأت

Authors [العربیة]

  • نهى قطب 1
  • هشام ابراهیم 2
  • أمل أحمد 3
1 إدارة شئون البیئة بدیوان عام محافظة الاسکندریة - مصر
2 معهد الدراسات العلیا و البحوث – جامعة الاسکندریة- مصر
3 کلیة التمریض – جامعة المنصورة - مصر
Abstract [العربیة]

نظرا لما یشهده العالم من تطور فی مجال تکنولوجیا الاتصالات و المعلومات فقد أدى ذلک إلی ظهور ما یعرف بالمخلفات الإلکترونیة و تعد هذه المخلفات ططرة نظرا لما حتتوی فی ترکیبها من مواد ططرة و التى تسبب أضرار بالغة للأنسان و البیئة. تمثل الإدارة الغیر سلیمة لمثل هذا النوع من من هذا المنطلق فإن وضع نظام إدارة متکامل للمخلفات الالکترونیة أصبح ضرورة الأن ضمانا للحفاظ على البیئة ، المخلفات تهدیدا للصحة و البیئة و صحة الانسان.

إیمانا بأهمیة وجود منظومة للأدارة المتکاملة للمخلفات الإلکترونیة داطل المنشأت المختلفة فقد أعتمدت هذه الدراسة على تصمیم نظام إس ترشادی متکامل لتوضیح وشرح نهج الإدارة السلیمة للمخلفات الإلک ترونیة مستندا على أدلة مرجعیة من طلال قواعد البیانات العالمیة و قد روعی عند تصمیم النظام إطتیار الأدلة التی تغطى کافة المتطلبات الخاصة بهذا النظام. و یمکن الاسترشاد بهذا النظام لتطبیقة داطل المنشأت المختلفة لتحسین إدارة مثل هذا النوع من المخلفات و تقدیم الدعم للمؤسسات و الأفراد لتحقیق الصحة و السلامة البیئیة للأفراد و المجتمع

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