Risks in the physical recovery system of waste refrigerator cabinets and the controlling measure

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 13386-13392

  Ruan, Jujun ^a,b   Xue, Mianqiang ^a   Xu, Zhenming ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON ADSORPTION; AIR CURRENTS; E-WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENTS; NOISE LEVELS; PHYSICAL PROCESS; RECOVERY SYSTEMS; REFRIGERATOR CABINET;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AUDITION; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; LEAD; MAGNETIC SEPARATION; REFRIGERATORS; SEPARATION;

RECOVERY;

ACTIVATED CARBON; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CFC; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; HEARING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LEAD; NOISE POLLUTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEPARATION;

ACOUSTICS; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; DEVICES; DUST; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EQUIPMENT; MAGNETIC FIELD; NOISE; NOISE REDUCTION; REFRIGERATOR; SOIL; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ACOUSTICS; AIR POLLUTANTS; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS, METHANE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; METALS, HEAVY; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RECYCLING; REFRIGERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 84871319635     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es303388z     Document Type: Article

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