Linking Material Flow Analysis with Environmental Impact Potential: Dynamic Technology Transition Effects on Projected E-waste in the United States Lam et al. Technology Transition Effects on U.S. E-waste

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 299-309

  Lam, Carl W ^a   Lim, Seong Rin ^b   Schoenung, Julie M ^c  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental assessment; Industrial ecology; Logistic model; Product substitution; Toxicity potential; Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

Indexed keywords

CATHODE RAY TUBES; CHARACTERIZATION; COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HEAVY METALS; LAPTOP COMPUTERS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICES; TECHNOLOGY; TOXICITY; WASTES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LOGISTIC MODELS; PRODUCT SUBSTITUTIONS; TOXICITY POTENTIAL; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

COMPUTER SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; POLLUTION CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TELEVISION; TOXICOLOGY; TREND ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876305079     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2012.00513.x     Document Type: Article

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