Persistent toxic substances released from uncontrolled e-waste recycling and actions for the future

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 463-464, Issue , 2013, Pages 1133-1137

  Man, Ming ^a   Naidu, Ravi ^b   Wong, Ming H ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dioxin; Electronic waste; Heavy metals; Persistent organic pollutants; Waste management

Indexed keywords

BASEL CONVENTION; DIOXIN; E-WASTE RECYCLING; ELECTRONIC WASTE; HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP); PERSISTENT TOXIC SUBSTANCES; TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS;

HEAVY METALS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; METAL; PLASTIC; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYLACTIC ACID; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION POLICY; RECYCLING; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHINA; COMPUTER; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH HAZARD; HONG KONG; LAW; MACHINE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TOXIN ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CHINA; UNITED STATES;

DIOXIN; ELECTRONIC WASTE; HEAVY METALS; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; RECYCLING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES;

EID: 84884352435     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.07.017     Document Type: Article

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