Management of waste from electrical and electronic equipment: The case of television sets and refrigerators

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-114

  Rousis, K ^a   Moustakas, K ^a   Stylianou, M ^a   Papadopoulos, A ^a   Loizidou, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Environment; Management; Refrigerators; Television sets; WEEE

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; RECYCLING; REFRIGERATORS; TELEVISION RECEIVERS;

WASTE FROM ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE); WEEE RECYCLING;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 42149147424     PISSN: 14962551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/S07-035     Document Type: Article

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