{"id":9486,"date":"2023-03-16T02:48:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T02:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/lead-free-describe-how-the-push-for-a-lead-free-standard-in-electronic-products-rohs-increased-social-justice-in-the-u-s\/"},"modified":"2023-03-16T02:48:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T02:48:24","slug":"lead-free-describe-how-the-push-for-a-lead-free-standard-in-electronic-products-rohs-increased-social-justice-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/lead-free-describe-how-the-push-for-a-lead-free-standard-in-electronic-products-rohs-increased-social-justice-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead-free: Describe how the push for a lead-free standard in electronic products (RoHS) increased social justice in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Lead-free:<\/b> Describe how the push for a lead-free standard in electronic products (RoHS) increased social justice in the U.S.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>According to the San Diego Foundation <i>(https:\/\/www.sdfoundation.org\/news-events\/sdf-news\/what-is-social-justice\/Links to an external site.)<br \/>\n<\/i><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;Social justice is the view that everyone deserves equal economic, political and social rights and opportunities.&#8221; We also allow a discussion of environmental justice as acceptable. <b><font size=\"3\">So, in your essay, you should think about this definition before you write your response.<\/font><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><font size=\"3\"><br \/><\/font><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><font size=\"3\">Reference Article:<\/font><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><font size=\"3\"><br \/><\/font><\/b><\/div>\n<div><font size=\"2\">1) Anderson, M. (2013, September 11). Electronics Waste Programs Ineffective in Most U.S. States. IEEE Spectrum, Available:<b style=\"\"> <i style=\"\">http:\/\/spectrum.ieee.org\/energy\/environment\/electronics-waste-programs-ineffective-in-most-us-states<\/i><\/b><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=\"2\"><b style=\"\"><i style=\"\"><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=\"2\">2) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA&#8211;Environmental Justice: Reducing risk for all communities Volume 1. Washington, DC: author<b style=\"\">.<i style=\"\"> Available: https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/environmentaljustice\/epa-environmental-justice-reducing-risk-all-communities-volume-1&nbsp;<\/i><\/b><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=\"2\"><b style=\"\"><i style=\"\"><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=\"2\"><i style=\"\">3) Thomas K. Grose (November 2020). Engineers are exploring novel recycling methods to keep communities from drowning in a toxic tsunami of cast-off electronics.<b> Available: http:\/\/www.asee-prism.org\/virtuous-circle\/<\/b><\/i><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=\"2\"><b style=\"\"><i style=\"\"><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=\"2\"><i style=\"\">4) <\/i>State E-Waste Disposal Bans Have Been Largely Ineffective (2013, September 10). Science Daily.<i style=\"\"> Available: http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2013\/09\/130910112816.htm<\/i><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=\"2\"><i style=\"\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/i><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=\"2\"><i style=\"\">5)Greenemeier, L. (2009, October 29). U.S. Lags Behind World with Its Patchwork Approach to Curbing E-Waste. Scientific American. <b>Available: http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article.cfm?id=electronic-waste-control<\/b><\/i><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=\"2\"><i style=\"\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/i><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font size=\"2\"><i style=\"\">6) Kay. J &amp; Katz, C. (2012, June 4). Pollution, Poverty and People of Color: Living with Industry. Scientific American<b>. 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