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

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by Tao Qiang, Honghong Gao, Xiaoli Ma Background 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. Methods 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. Results Most of the respondents had a smartphone with large screen and high battery capacity, which…

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