lead free products

Describe how the push for a lead-free standard in electronic products (RoHS) increased social justice in the U.S. (minimum 500 words). 

Resources to use: 

• Thomas K. Grose (November 2020). Engineers are exploring novel recycling methods to keep communities from drowning in a toxic tsunami of cast-off electronics Download Engineers are exploring novel recycling methods to keep communities from drowning in a toxic tsunami of cast-off electronics. Available: http://www.asee-prism.org/virtuous-circle/ (Links to an external site.)
• Kay. J & Katz, C. (2012, June 4). Pollution, Poverty and People of Color: Living with Industry. Scientific American. Available: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pollution-poverty-people-color-living-industry/ (Links to an external site.) 
• Anderson, M. (2013, September 11). Electronics Waste Programs Ineffective in Most U.S. States. IEEE Spectrum, Available: http://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/environment/electronics-waste-programs-ineffective-in-most-us-states (Links to an external site.)
• Greenemeier, L. (2009, October 29). U.S. Lags Behind World with Its Patchwork Approach to Curbing E-Waste. Scientific American. Available: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=electronic-waste-control (Links to an external site.)
• State E-Waste Disposal Bans Have Been Largely Ineffective (2013, September 10). Science Daily. Available: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130910112816.htm (Links to an external site.)
•  (Links to an external site.)Getting the Lead Out of Electronics https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1281311/