Closing the loop on cadmium: An assessment of the material cycle of cadmium in the U.S.

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 38-48

  Hawkins, Troy R ^a   Matthews, H Scott ^a   Hendrickson, Chris ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Battery recycling; Cadmium; Material cycle of cadmium in the U.S.; Material flow analysis (MFA); Nickel cadmium batteries; Substance flow analysis (SFA)

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; NICKEL; ZINC;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH HAZARD; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31144478045     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/lca2006.01.234     Document Type: Conference Paper

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