Controlling transboundary movement of waste electrical and electronic equipment by developing international standards

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-11

  Li, Jinhui ^a   Zhao, Nana ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Basel Convention; Transboundary movement; Used electrical and electronic equipments; Waste electrical and electronic equipments; Waste identification

Indexed keywords

BASEL CONVENTION; ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; EQUIPMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); STANDARDIZATION;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC);

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONICS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LAW; POLLUTION CONTROL; STANDARD; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 76749094177     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2009.0097     Document Type: Conference Paper

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