Take back and treatment of discarded electronics: A scientific update

Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 475-482

  Stevels, Ab ^a   Huisman, Jaco ^a   Wang, Feng ^a   Li, Jinhui ^b   Li, Boyang ^b   Duan, Huabo ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

E waste; Substantially; Take back; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878350397     PISSN: 20952201     EISSN: 2095221X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11783-013-0538-8     Document Type: Review

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