RoHS regulated substances in mixed plastics from waste electrical and electronic equipment

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 628-635

  Wäger, Patrick A ^a   Schluep, Mathias ^a   Müller, Esther ^a   Gloor, Rolf ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b Bachema AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; CONSUMER EQUIPMENT; CRT MONITORS; CURRENT CONCENTRATION; ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE; FLAT SCREENS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; PHOSPHORUS CONTENTS; ROHS DIRECTIVE; SAMPLING CAMPAIGNS; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); BROMINE; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ELASTOMERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEAVY METALS; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; MERCURY (METAL); OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PHOSPHORUS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

PLASTICS APPLICATIONS;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY; PHOSPHORUS; PLASTIC; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

BROMINE; DISSIPATION; ELECTRICAL METHOD; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEAVY METAL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PHOSPHORUS; PLASTIC; WASTE;

ARTICLE; BROMINATION; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EUROPE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOSPHORUS; PLASTICS; RECYCLING; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 84855930915     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es202518n     Document Type: Article

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