Heavy metal contamination of surface soil in electronic waste dismantling area: Site investigation and source-apportionment analysis

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 727-738

  Li, Jinhui ^a   Duan, Huabo ^a   Shi, Pixing ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

contamination; dismantling; electronic waste; Heavy metal; soil

Indexed keywords

DISMANTLING; E-WASTE; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ELECTRONIC WASTE (E WASTE); ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; GUANGDONG PROVINCE; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; HUMAN HEALTH; NEW SOURCES; SITE INVESTIGATIONS; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; SURFACE SOIL; TOXIC SUBSTANCES;

CONTAMINATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; HEALTH RISKS; HEAVY METALS; LAND RECLAMATION; METALS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; SOILS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTES;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BERYLLIUM; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NICKEL; ZINC;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTAMINATED LAND; DEVELOPING WORLD; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECYCLING; SITE INVESTIGATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL SURFACE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ELECTRONIC WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CHINA; ELECTRONIC WASTE; HUMANS; METALLOIDS; METALS, HEAVY; PLASTICS; RECYCLING; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUIYU;

EID: 79959903960     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X10397580     Document Type: Article

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