Análise da gestão de resíduos dos aparelhos pod system visando minimizar os impactos ambientais
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2023-03-20Autor
Silva, Kelma Cristina Pereira da
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Pod systems are portable electronic devices used to vaporize liquids, usually e-juices
containing nicotine or other flavors. They consist of a rechargeable or non rechargeable battery and a cartridge, which contains the liquid for vaporization. This
academic work aims to demonstrate how much these devices harm human and
environmental health, so a survey was carried out with the intention of gathering
information on how these users should dispose of these "POD's", in the city of São
Paulo, with a group of 190 people. The electronic cigarette appears as an attractive
option for smokers of conventional cigarettes, believing that it can ease the addiction
to smoking. Considered a novelty, electronic cigarettes have become a rage among
young people and spread throughout the world. In Brazil, the sale is fully controlled by
ANVISA due to the high level of toxic substances present in the device, which harms
both human health and the environment. In addition, the controlled speed of this
product, increasingly attractive also due to the variety of formats, colors and aromas,
facilitates access to its consumption in coded scales. Furthermore, conventional
cigarettes and electronic cigarettes share a similarity with each other: the presence of
nicotine. In this way, it also adds a great environmental impact when considering the
post-use residue. Due to the fact that it is a prohibited product, there are no proper
guidelines for the disposal of e-cigarettes. This culminates in the disposal in any
location, providing a high contamination of such chemical substances. It is relevant to
visualize that the worrying effects caused to the environment, and also to human
health, are a consequence of the use of electronic cigarettes only for recreational
purposes, usually among young people.
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