E-waste: An opportunity

Materials Today

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 40-45

  Realff, Matthew J ^a   Raymond, Michele ^c   Ammons, Jane C ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c Raymond Communications Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODE RAY TUBES; COMPOSITION; COMPUTER MONITORS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; LAND FILL; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; OBSOLESCENCE; PUBLIC POLICY; RECYCLING; REUSABILITY; TELEVISION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CELL PHONES; ELECTRONIC WASTES;

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS;

EID: 0348046458     PISSN: 13697021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-7021(03)00053-1     Document Type: Review

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