In-use stocks of metals: Status and implications

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 7038-7045

  Gerst, Michael D ^a   Graedel, T E ^b  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; COPPER; LEAD; ZINC; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

20TH CENTURY; CRITICAL REVIEW; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; METAL STOCKS; PER CAPITA; STOCK LEVELS; WORLD POPULATIONS;

METALS;

ALUMINUM; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; IRON; LEAD; METAL; ZINC;

CAPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTIMATION METHOD; LITHOSPHERE; METAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; METALS;

20TH CENTURY; CRITICAL REVIEW; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; METAL STOCKS; PER CAPITA; WORLD POPULATION;

EID: 54749133485     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es800420p     Document Type: Review

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