Pro-environmental behavior and smartphone uses of on-campus engineering students in Xi’an, China

<h4>Background</h4> The usage status, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) related to the smartphones of on-campus engineering students should be studied. Furthermore, the correlations between their smartphone profiles with energy consumption and environmental knowledge shoul...

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Autores principales:	Tao Qiang, Honghong Gao, Xiaoli Ma
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d21865ed8ed84f65b542a53b873d666b2021-11-11T07:14:43ZPro-environmental behavior and smartphone uses of on-campus engineering students in Xi’an, China1932-6203https://doaj.org/article/d21865ed8ed84f65b542a53b873d666b2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8568102/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4> The usage status, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) related to the smartphones of on-campus engineering students should be studied. Furthermore, the correlations between their smartphone profiles with energy consumption and environmental knowledge should be understood make measures improve their environmental behaviors. <h4>Methods</h4> Pro-environmental behavior and smartphone uses of the on-campus engineering undergraduates in Xi’an, China, were investigated with a self-designed questionnaire anonymously. The energy-saving activities they participated in and their e-waste treatment patterns were analyzed. <h4>Results</h4> Most of the respondents had a smartphone with large screen and high battery capacity, which also had long standby/usage time and frequent charging. Average daily power consumption of one smartphone was estimated to be 6.475 Wh. The surveyed undergraduate students changed their smartphones frequently, which produced large quantities of WEEE annually. <h4>Conclusion</h4> Most on-campus students treated their waste smartphones in the proper ways. However, some of them were short of environmental knowledge about their smartphones. Some measures were suggested to improve their environmental concerns. The findings will help the on-campus engineering undergraduates in China to use their smartphones rationally and to deal with their waste smartphones appropriately.Tao QiangHonghong GaoXiaoli MaPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 11 (2021)
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description	<h4>Background</h4> The usage status, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) related to the smartphones of on-campus engineering students should be studied. Furthermore, the correlations between their smartphone profiles with energy consumption and environmental knowledge should be understood make measures improve their environmental behaviors. <h4>Methods</h4> Pro-environmental behavior and smartphone uses of the on-campus engineering undergraduates in Xi’an, China, were investigated with a self-designed questionnaire anonymously. The energy-saving activities they participated in and their e-waste treatment patterns were analyzed. <h4>Results</h4> Most of the respondents had a smartphone with large screen and high battery capacity, which also had long standby/usage time and frequent charging. Average daily power consumption of one smartphone was estimated to be 6.475 Wh. The surveyed undergraduate students changed their smartphones frequently, which produced large quantities of WEEE annually. <h4>Conclusion</h4> Most on-campus students treated their waste smartphones in the proper ways. However, some of them were short of environmental knowledge about their smartphones. Some measures were suggested to improve their environmental concerns. The findings will help the on-campus engineering undergraduates in China to use their smartphones rationally and to deal with their waste smartphones appropriately.
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title	Pro-environmental behavior and smartphone uses of on-campus engineering students in Xi’an, China
title_short	Pro-environmental behavior and smartphone uses of on-campus engineering students in Xi’an, China
title_full	Pro-environmental behavior and smartphone uses of on-campus engineering students in Xi’an, China
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Pro-environmental behavior and smartphone uses of on-campus engineering students in Xi’an, China

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