Potential environmental impacts of light-emitting diodes (LEDs): Metallic resources, toxicity, and hazardous waste classification

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 320-327

  Lim, Seong Rin ^a   Kang, Daniel ^b   Ogunseitan, Oladele A ^b   Schoenung, Julie M ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; CALIFORNIA STATE; DESIGN FOR ENVIRONMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; FEDERAL STANDARDS; GOLD AND SILVER; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTES; HUMAN HEALTH IMPACTS; LEACHABILITY; LIFE CYCLE IMPACTS; LOW-INTENSITY; MERCURY-FREE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS; POLICY MAKERS; RECYCLERS; REGULATORY LIMIT; RESOURCE DEPLETION; RESOURCE VALUE; TOXICITY POTENTIAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY;

ARSENIC; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LEACHING; LEAD; LIGHT EMISSION; MERCURY (METAL); SILVER; TOXICITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BARIUM; CERIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; GADOLINIUM; GALLIUM; GOLD; INDIUM; IRON; LEAD; MERCURY; METAL; NICKEL; PHOSPHORUS; SILVER; TUNGSTEN; YTTRIUM; ZINC;

COPPER; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH RISK; LEACHING; LEAD; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NICKEL; POLLUTION POLICY; RECYCLING; SILVER; STANDARD (REGULATION); TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH HAZARD; LEACHING; LIFE CYCLE; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; UNITED STATES;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LEAD; LIGHTING; METALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650709120     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es101052q     Document Type: Article

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