Qualitative and quantitative determination of heavy metals in waste cellular phones

Waste Management

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1882-1889

  Maragkos, Konstantinos G ^a   Hahladakis, John N ^a   Gidarakos, Evangelos ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cellular phone; Heavy metals; Liquid crystal display; Plastics; Printed circuit boards

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR PHONE; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND MANAGEMENT; HEAVY METAL CONTENTS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCBS); QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATIONS; RESTRICTION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES;

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEAVY METALS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; LEAD; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PLASTICS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS;

MOBILE PHONES;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; PLASTIC WASTE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

ARTICLE; DEVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY MONITOR; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOBILE PHONE; PLASTIC HOUSING; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; VALIDITY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 84881367958     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2013.05.016     Document Type: Article

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