Assessment of released heavy metals from electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) existing in shipwrecks through laboratory-scale simulation reactor

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 250-251, Issue , 2013, Pages 256-264

  Hahladakis, John N ^a   Stylianos, Michailakis ^a   Gidarakos, Evangelos ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Recycling; Ship; Simulation reactor; WEEE

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; CRITERION MAXIMUM CONCENTRATIONS; ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HEAVY METAL RELEASE; LABORATORY-SCALE REACTOR; PASSENGER SHIPS; SEVERE CORROSION; SIMULATION REACTOR; WATER SAMPLES; WEEE;

COPPER; HEAVY METALS; RECYCLING; SEAWATER;

SHIPS;

COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; SEA WATER; ZINC;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORROSION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; HEAVY METAL; LABORATORY METHOD; PASSENGER SHIP; REMOTE SENSING; SAMPLING; SEAWATER; SIMULATION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; LABORATORY SCALE SIMULATION REACTOR; PRESSURE; REACTOR; RECYCLING; SEA POLLUTION; SHIP; TEMPERATURE; WATER SAMPLING;

ACCIDENTS; COPPER; ELECTRONICS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; MERCURY; METALS, HEAVY; RECYCLING; SEAWATER; SHIPS; TEMPERATURE; ZINC;

EID: 84874509658     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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