Flows and fates of nickel-cadmium batteries in the City of Cape Town

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 211-218

  Mason Jones, Kyle ^a   von Blottnitz, Harro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Environmental; Recycling

Indexed keywords

CAPE TOWN; CAPE TOWN , SOUTH AFRICA; DOMINANT CONTRIBUTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL; HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL; NI-CD BATTERIES; POWER TOOLS; SECONDARY CELLS; WASTE STREAM;

CADMIUM; NICKEL ALLOYS; RECYCLING;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 75949098165     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2009.09.010     Document Type: Article

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