Dynamic leaching test of personal computer components

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 171, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 1058-1065

  Li, Yadong ^a   Richardson, Jay B ^a   Niu, Xiaojun ^a   Jackson, Ollie J ^a   Laster, Jeremy D ^a   Walker, Aaron K ^a  

^a Jackson State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic leaching; Electronic waste; Environment; Heavy metal; Personal computer

Indexed keywords

COMPACT DISC; CUMULATIVE AMOUNT; DYNAMIC LEACHING; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENT; EXTRACTION FLUIDS; GALVANIZED STEELS; HARD DISC DRIVES; LANDFILL LEACHATES; LEACHATES; LEACHING RATES; LEACHING SOLUTION; SYNTHETIC PRECIPITATION LEACHING PROCEDURES; TOXIC HEAVY METALS; TOXIC SUBSTANCES; TOXICITY CHARACTERISTIC LEACHING PROCEDURES;

BARIUM; CHROMIUM; DRIVES; FLUIDS; GALLIUM; GALVANIZED METAL; GALVANIZING; GOLD; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; LEACHATE TREATMENT; LEAD; METAL RECOVERY; PALLADIUM; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SILVER; STEEL; TESTING; TIN; TOXIC MATERIALS; ZINC;

LEACHING;

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BARIUM; BERYLLIUM; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; GALLIUM; GOLD; IRON; LEAD; NICKEL; PALLADIUM; SELENIUM; SILVER; TIN; ZINC;

COMPUTER; EXTRACTION METHOD; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GALVANIC CURRENT; LEACHING; METAL EXTRACTION; MICROCOMPUTER; PRECIPITATION; STANDARDIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; METALS, HEAVY; MICROCOMPUTERS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 70349253944     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.06.113     Document Type: Article

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