The emission of airborne particulate matter is produced by the industrial processes of metal extraction from electronic waste (e-waste). These aerosols can transport organic contaminants, such as polyaromatic hydrocarbons and polybrominated biphenyls. These pollutants are proven to have long-term effects on workers' health. In this work, we characterize aerosol particles and dust de-
posited from a recycling process of printed circuit boards and waste cables in a recycling plant. A Scanning Mobili- ty Particles Counter and Sizer (SMPCS) was used to measure the size distributions of ultrafine particles. A Mi-
cro-Orifice Uniform Deposition Impactor (MOUDI) collected aerosol particle samples for chemical analysis. All plant compartments checked are subject to high particulate matter concentrations during work hours. Concentra-
tions of organic pollutants in the aerosols do not pose a short, or long-term health risk. However, the accumulation of aerosols in other compartments in the form of
dust may present an indirect danger to workers’ health.