Transition to Lead-Free Products in the US Electronics Industry: A Model of Environmental, Technical, and Economic Preferences

Environmental Modeling and Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-118

  Zhou, Xiaoying ^a   Nixon, Hilary ^b   Ogunseitan, Oladele A ^c   Shapiro, Andrew A ^d   Schoenung, Julie M ^a  

^a Davis   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Irvine   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; E waste; Environmental management; Integrated assessment; Lead free solder; Materials selection

Indexed keywords

COPPER ALLOYS; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LEAD-FREE SOLDERS; LIFE CYCLE; SILVER ALLOYS; SURVEYS; TERNARY ALLOYS; TIN ALLOYS;

INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MATERIALS SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; RESTRICTION ON THE USE OF CERTAIN HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; STATISTICAL MODELING; SYSTEMATIC FRAMEWORK; TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; LEAD;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79151479125     PISSN: 14202026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10666-010-9227-1     Document Type: Article

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