Current situation of used household batteries in Iran and appropriate management policies

Waste Management

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2085-2090

  Zand, A Daryabeigi ^a   Abduli, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; HEAVY METALS; LAND FILL; LAPTOP COMPUTERS; METALS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEPARATION; SOLID WASTES; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTES;

BATTERY CONSUMPTION; CELL PHONES; CURRENT SITUATION; HAZARDOUS WASTES; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; MANAGEMENT POLICIES; MARKET VALUE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; WIDESPREAD USE;

HEALTH RISKS;

DEVELOPING WORLD; DOMESTIC WASTE; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; LANDFILL; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; POLICY APPROACH; POLLUTION POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

DANGEROUS GOODS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ELECTRIC BATTERY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; IRAN; LANDFILL; MINICOMPUTER; MOBILE PHONE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; REVIEW; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 50249101130     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.09.013     Document Type: Review

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