Environmental and health challenges of the global growth of electronic waste

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2460-2462

  Liu, Qiang ^a   Shi, Shu Juan ^b   Du, Li Qing ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Cao, Jia ^a   Xu, Chang ^a   Fan, Fei Yue ^a   Giesy, John P ^c   Hecker, Markus ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF RADIATION MEDICINE   (China)

^b TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d University of Saskatchewan   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH; HUMAN; LETTER; POLLUTION; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; RECYCLING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84864093450     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-0923-z     Document Type: Letter

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