CCEB-Seminar- Aimin Chen, MD, PhD

"FlameRetardants and Child Neurobehavior"Aimin Chen, MD, PhD Professor Department of Environmental Health University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati, OH   UC epidemiologist Aimin Chen, MD, PhD, says research on the effects of complex metal and organic pollutant mixtures in e-waste is urgently needed in order to avoid unnecessary health risks to vulnerable populations from exposure to toxic air, soil and water.E-waste includes a mixture of many chemicals that cause known adverse health effects alone: lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). Inappropriate handing of e-waste, such as burning, may produce polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), dioxins and furans. It is estimated that 20 to 50 million tons of this potentially toxic trash–computers, cell phones, televisions, keyboards, printers and other electronic devices–are produced worldwide annually, much of it ending up in landfills or being improperly recycled.