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MeSH Heading: Electronic Waste
Tree Number(s): N06.850.460.710.189
Unique ID: D059029
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D059029
Scope Note: Discarded electronic devices containing valuable and sometimes hazardous materials such as LEAD, NICKEL, CADMIUM, and MERCURY. (from http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/ecycling/faq.htm#impact accessed 4/25/2010)
Entry Term(s): E-Scrap; E-Scraps; E-Waste; E-Wastes; End-of-Life Electronics
Previous Indexing: Waste Management (2006-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
Date Introduced: 2011/01/01
Last Updated: 2026/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

Concept UI: M0545922
Scope Note: Discarded electronic devices containing valuable and sometimes hazardous materials such as LEAD, NICKEL, CADMIUM, and MERCURY. (from http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/ecycling/faq.htm#impact accessed 4/25/2010)
Terms: Electronic Waste Preferred Term
Term UI T770233
Date04/25/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); E-Scrap
Term UI T001146137
Date12/04/2024
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2025); E-Scraps
Term UI T001146600
Date01/15/2025
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2026); E-Waste
Term UI T001146138
Date12/04/2024
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2025); E-Wastes
Term UI T001146601
Date01/15/2025
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2026); End-of-Life Electronics
Term UI T001146139
Date12/04/2024
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2025)

Electronic Waste MeSH Descriptor Data 2026