Recycling of waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

Metalurgia International

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 70-74

  Ivǎnuş, Radu Cristian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRAIOVA   (Romania)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Recycling; Treatment; Waste management; WEEE

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953890846     PISSN: 15822214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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