For most people, the word "pollution" conjures up images of spewing smokestacks and liquid waste; but according to environmental journalist Elizabeth Grossman, a more insidious pollution is festering in our midst. High Tech Trash is her full-blast wake-up call about the toxic properties of electronic device waste. Each year, Americans discard 5-7 million tons of high-tech "e-trash," a deadly cyber-stew of lead, mercury, cadmium, plastic, and other health hazards. Grossman shows how this menace penetrates far beyond our shores; every day in China and India, shiploads of discarded high-tech devices are "recycled" by hand, exposing thousands of workers and residents to toxins. Her book is a Silent Spring for the new millennium.