Environmental Issues and Management Strategies for Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 990-995

  Hidy, G M ^a   Alcorn, Walter ^b   Clarke, Raoul ^c   Smith, Douglas ^d   Thomas, Valerie ^e  

^a Envair/Aerochem   (United States)

^b Technology and Standards department   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental Protection ^*  (United States)

^d SONY CORPORATION   (Japan)

^e Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHODE RAY TUBE; CONSUMER; DANGEROUS GOODS; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LANDFILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; RECYCLING; TAX; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 80053920142     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2011.615267     Document Type: Article

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