Evidence of excessive releases of metals from primitive e-waste processing in Guiyu, China

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-72

  Wong, Coby S C ^a   Duzgoren Aydin, Nurdan S ^a   Aydin, Adnan ^a   Wong, Ming Hung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Dissolved metals; E waste; Guiyu; River

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; RECYCLING; RIVERS;

DISSOLVED METALS; E-WASTE; GUIYU;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACID; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BERYLLIUM; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; LEAD; LITHIUM; METAL; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; SELENIUM; SILVER; ZINC;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; DISSOLVED INORGANIC MATTER; METAL; RESERVOIR; RIVER POLLUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LEACHING; WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BERYLLIUM; CADMIUM; CHINA; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LEAD; LITHIUM; METALS, HEAVY; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RIVERS; SELENIUM; SILVER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY; ZINC;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; GUIYU;

EID: 34247895546     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2006.11.006     Document Type: Article

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