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This article reviews the effects of the computer age on our environment. Although the usefulness of computer technology is inarguably an asset in today's world, the environmental implications are not yet fully understood by the majority of computer users. The subjects discussed in this article fall in three general areas: the direct effects of computers on the computer user and the workplace (ergonomics and telecommuting); the effects of the use of computers on the environment (consumption of electrical energy and solid waste disposal); and the environmental hazards of producing computers
Published in:
Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
(Volume:38
,
Issue:
1
)
Date of Publication: Mar 1995
- Page(s):
- 33 - 40
- ISSN :
- 0361-1434
- INSPEC Accession Number:
- 4925558
- Digital Object Identifier :
- 10.1109/47.372391
- Product Type:
- Journals & Magazines
- Date of Current Version :
- 06 August 2002
- Issue Date :
- Mar 1995
- Sponsored by :
- IEEE Professional Communication Society
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