Abstract
Question : What contains lead, cadmium, chromium, mercury, nickel, zinc, tantalum, indium, vanadium, terbium, beryllium, gold, europium, titanium, ruthenium, cobalt, palladium, manganese, silver, antimony, bismuth, selenium, niobium, yttrium, rhodium, platinum, mercury, arsenic, silica and fire retardant plastics?
Answer : Your desktop PC & monitor
Find out why governments and environmentalists are getting excited about electronic waste.
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Bio
Malcolm Wolski is Associate Director, Information and Computing Technology Services at Griffith University where he manages the University's Research Computing Services unit.
Malcolm worked with Dell Computers Australia to hold the first e-waste Collection Day in Queensland which was held on campus at Griffith and also undertook a research project on behalf of CAUDIT to look for e-waste solutions for the University sector. In 2006, Malcolm worked with the Natural Edge Project (TNEP) and Dell Computers Australia, to publish learning materials which introduce and discuss the challenges of e-waste in our society.
Malcolm has an active ongoing role in Griffith University's e-Waste Research Centre ( www.griffith.edu.au/ewaste ), is a member of the Information and Communication Technology Services Sustainability working party and is also on the University-wide working party on sustainability.
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