Climbing the e-waste mountain

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 933-936

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POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

DEVICE; ELECTRONICS; FAX; MICROCOMPUTER; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; REVIEW; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ELECTRONICS; EUROPEAN UNION; FAR EAST; REFUSE DISPOSAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27344439817     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b512172h     Document Type: Review

References (24)

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