Sustainability evaluation of an e-waste treatment enterprise based on emergy analysis in China

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 223-231

  Song, Qingbin ^a   Wang, Zhishi ^a   Li, Jinhui ^b   Duan, Huabo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; E waste; Emergy indices; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ELECTRONIC WASTE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTES;

CHINA; EMERGY INDICES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL SOUND MANAGEMENT; INTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS; SUSTAINABILITY EVALUATIONS; SUSTAINABILITY INDEX; WASTE TREATMENT PROCESS;

WASTE TREATMENT;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EMERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY; VALUATION; WASTE TREATMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84863384451     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.02.016     Document Type: Article

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