Mobile phone production and use causes significant environmental pollution at each stage of the phone's lifecycle. During manufacturing, extracting rare metals used in phones harms the environment and mining may deplete resources. Over 85% of a phone's emissions impact comes from production. Phones also emit electromagnetic radiation when in use, which may cause health issues with prolonged exposure. Most e-waste from disposed phones is not recycled, releasing harmful substances into the environment. Reducing phone replacement and increasing recycling can help mitigate these environmental impacts.

1. MOBILE PHONES AND ITS
MPACT ON ENVIRONMENT

2. Introduction
• Environment provides a surrounding to the
animals,plants and human beings a better place
to live. Our environment is degrading due to
human activities. Speedy developments in
various fields of science and technology in
recent years have exaggerated the human
interference into the natural environment.
There is noise pollution, air pollution, chemical
pollution and many others. One of them is
totally invisible and undetectable to humans,
that is electromagnetic pollution

3. SMART PHONES
• Mobile Phone technologies have been developed
substantially over the last three decades. They
have evolved from large and heavy two radio
devices into small and light weight multimedia
products. The smartphone and tablet market is a
multi-billion dollar business in which companies
compete hard to coin customers. This is good for
consumer but what’s often overlooked is the
environmental cost

4. What makes smartphone production so
problematic, environmentally speaking?
• One reason is that they require precious metals and so-
called rare earths which are processed using harmful
chemicals. In addition, the hunt for ever increasing
amounts of raw materials causes massive damage and may
lead to some resources being exhausted.
From Mine to Mobile Phone

5. Facts related to Smart Phones
• Smartphones and data centres are damaging the environment and
will have the biggest carbon footprint in the tech industry by
2040.
• They also have a short life, which according to the researchers
mean there is an extraordinary amount waste.
• There are an estimated 85 million unused cell phones in the
United Kingdom. Altogether those phone contains almost Four and
half tones of gold.

6. Substances contained in Mobile Phones
Name of Substance.
• Plastics Case,Printed wiring Board. 40%
• Glass and ceramics LCD screen and chips. 15%
• Copper. Wires ,Connectors and batteries 15%
• Cobalt and Lithium Lithium ion battery. 4%
• Aluminium. Case, frame, batteries. 3%
• Steel, Ferrous iron. Case,frame ,charger. 3%
• Minor Constituents. Battery,Cases, keypad, charger. 1%

7. Substances prevented in RoHS Directive
Substance Applications
• Lead. Used in tin lead solders in the electric circuit of mobile phones.
• Mercury. Used in Mercury vapour lamp i.e small screen illumination unit of
phones
• Cadmium. In making Nickel Cadmium batteries of old fashioned mobile phones.
• Hexagonal Used in decorative and hard coat plating
Chromium
• PBBs and PBDEs Used as flame retardant to prevent flammability of printed wiring
boards.

8. Pollution Due to Mobile Phones
The pollution caused by mobile phones is mainly divided in 3 stages:
1. Pollution caused during manufacturing
2. Pollution caused while using
3. Pollution caused while disposal

9. 1. Pollution caused during Manufacturing
• According to researchers the phone components that require the most amount
of energy are the chips and the mother boards. While these phones consume
little energy to operate,85% of their emissions impact comes from production.
• Plastics are the most common substances used in mobile phones, however at
present their recycling is neither environmentally nor economically feasible.
The most valuable substances of mobile phones are precious metals such as
copper, cobalt, silver, gold, palladium etc whose recovery has a clear positive
environmental impact. These metals are mainly located in the electronic
circuitry and wiring circuit board of mobile phones, where most of the
hazardous substances can be found.

10. 2.Pollution caused while using Mobile Phones
• Mobile phones emit electromagnetic radiations, pollution due to which has
become inevitable. One cannot see it or smell it and thus, it is more
dangerous . Almost 10% of the global population is suffering from
EHS(Electric Hyper Sensitivity). The symptoms of this disease are a feeling of
ants crawling on the body, skin irritation and burning sensation , skin rash,
weakening of the immune system, various allergic reactions, pain, itching
and swelling.
• People suffer from tinnitus in the ear, insomnia or lack of sleep, restlessness
and irregular heartbeats.
Prolonged exposure to these radiations can also cause cancer and infertility.

12. 3. Pollution caused while disposal of Mobile
Phones
• The waste generated by the mobile phones is called electronic
waste (e-waste).Some of this waste is recycled while majority
isn’t .
Because some materials in electronics, such as Lead, Nickel,
Cadmium and Mercury, could pose risks to human health or the
environment , the EPA strongly supports keeping used electronics
out of landfills

13. Pollution caused by Cell Phone Towers
Not only cell phones but also cell phone towers cause tremendous
pollution. Cell phone towers emit high frequency radio waves, or
microwave, that can travel as far as 45 miles over level terrain.
The closer you are, the greater the danger

14. Mobile Phones
Manufactured from
Copper,Cobalt, Aluminium,
Plastics etc.
Electronic waste generated
called
E-Waste.
Cause
Electromagnetic
Radiations
85% of harmful emissions
radiated
Not recycled and dumped in
landfills
Degradation in Health,
causes cancer etc.
Environmental Pollution

15. Health Effects due to Cell Phone Towers
• The microwaves from cell phone towers can interfere with your
body’s own EMFs causing a variety of potential health problems
including:
1.Headaches
2 Memory Loss
3.Cardiovascular Stress
4.Low Sperm Count
5.Birth Defects
6.Cancer

16. Ways to Reduce Pollution due to Mobile Phones
Abstaining from replacing your smartphone more frequently than
need be and recycling it when you are fine with it. It is the best way
to make a difference. Recycling phone can save energy, prevent
health problems, helps curl mining process. This can help in
conserving the environment.

17. Conclusion
Thus to prevent our future from becoming this

18. And to bring it back to its green glory we have to start taking
serious steps right now.

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HITARTH PATEL