 Consequences

                  -Release of heavy metals in ecosystems:

The most harmful consequence of the generation of technological waste that is not adequately treated is the release of heavy metals and highly polluting elements in the environment. Some of these elements are mercury, lead, chromium, aluminum or cadmium, which, lead to very serious diseases or even death.

                  -Pollution on land, water and air:

Another consequence of the generation of this technological waste is that the contamination extends both to the land and to the water, as well as to the air, since, when the equipment is burned, they release many of the heavy metals already mentioned in the form of high toxicity gases.

                  -Diseases related to heavy metals:

In relation to the release of this type of metals in any media, these heavy metals enter the organism of living beings and can not be eliminated. This is because they are metals that are not present in ecosystems in a natural way, so the organisms of living beings have not evolved to expel them. In fact, these heavy metals, once they enter the body of a living organism, will remain within it for the rest of their lives. In the case of humans, some of the diseases that are related to this type of metals toxic to health are Alzheimer’s and degenerative diseases of the nervous system, chronic fatigue, heart disease, dermatitis, anemia, asthma and respiratory tract irritation, arthritis, osteoporosis, diseases in the endocrine system, impotence, malformations in the fetus during pregnancy, kidney failure, liver problems and even cancer.

                  -Technological landfills:

Likewise, another problem that involves the huge generation of technological waste lies in the inability to manage this waste. The consequence is that this garbage accumulates in technological landfills that, in addition to contaminating the local area, carry the risk of extending its contamination radius in the event that a fire takes place and the toxic elements enter the air.

Placing this type of waste in the trash is putting at risk the health of people and the environment, because they contain dangerous components.

Environmental and health risks are particularly alarming in developing countries, the final destination of a large amount of waste that comes from developed countries. Besides contaminating the environment, it causes DNA damage and cancer, as well as inflammation and oxidative stress, leading to cardiovascular diseases.