Handheld X-Ray Fluorescence: Practical application as a screening tool to detect the presence of environmentally-sensitive substances in electronic equipment

IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 157-162

  Shrivastava, Puneet ^a   O'Connell, Scott ^b   Whitley, Allen ^a  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

^b DELL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic product environmental compliance; Restricted materials in electronics; X ray fluorescence spectrometry

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLUORESCENCE; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; WASTES;

ELECTRICAL WASTES; ELECTRONIC PRODUCT ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE; RESTRICTED MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY;

X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 28744459389     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/isee.2005.1437013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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