E-waste scenario in India, its management and implications

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 172, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 249-262

  Wath, Sushant B ^a   Dutt, P S ^a   Chakrabarti, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Best available practices; Developing countries; E waste management; Environmental and health impact

Indexed keywords

BEST AVAILABLE PRACTICES; DVD PLAYERS; E-WASTE; ELECTRONIC WASTE; END-OF-LIFE ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH IMPACT; HUMAN HEALTH; MP-3 PLAYERS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS; POLICY INTERVENTION; RECOVERY PROCESS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; LAPTOP COMPUTERS; REFRIGERATORS; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; WASTES;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; DEVELOPING WORLD; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH IMPACT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; E-WASTE; ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; INDIA; MOBILE PHONE; MP3 PLAYER; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; RECYCLING; REFRIGERATOR; TELEVISION; WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ELECTRONIC WASTE; INDIA; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

INDIA;

EID: 78149357065     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-010-1331-9     Document Type: Article

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