E-waste recycling activity can be considered as hazardous child labour as it may be detrimental to their physical and mental health and development.
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非正规电子废物回收会对儿童健康产生哪些影响？
What are the child health impacts associated with informal recycling of e-waste?
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电子废物暴露与各种不良健康后果有关。
E-wasteexposure has been linked to a variety of adverse health outcomes.
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胎儿和儿童暴露于电子废物有毒物质会导致：神经和行为发育障碍；
Prenatal and childhood exposures to e-wastetoxicants are associated with: impaired neurological and behavioural development; negative birth outcomes; lung function and respiratory effects (including cough, wheeze and asthma); impaired thyroid function; changes in cardiovascular system function; DNA damage; immune system impacts (including greater vulnerability to infection, reduced immunization response and higher rates of allergies and autoimmune diseases); and increased risks of chronic disease later in life (including cancer and cardiovascular disease).
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不良分娩结果；
Expectant mothers exposed to these toxicants face higher risks of negative birth outcomes, such as stillbirth, premature births, low birth weight and length, and impaired neurodevelopment in their babies, including changes to child temperament and behaviour and reduced cognitive and language scores — impacts that can affect the health and development of a child for the rest of its life.
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为何儿童更易因非正规电子废物回收会对健康产生的影响而受到伤害？
How are children more vulnerable to the health impacts associated with informal recycling of e-waste?
Children working in these conditions are more vulnerable than adults to toxins released through e-waste because they have less developed organs and a rapid rate of growth and development.
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相较其体型，他们会吸收更多的污染物，但相较于成人，其代谢或清除体内有毒物质的能力却较弱。
They absorb more pollutants relative to their size and are less able to metabolize or eradicate toxic substances from their bodies, than adults.
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儿童呼吸的空气更接近地面，在那里，一些空气污染物的浓度可能是最高的。
Children breathe air closer to the ground, where some air pollutants may be at their highest concentration.
Dumpsites can become a child’s favourite playground as they are full of new and exciting objects – but they can also be the only playground the children have.