The life cycle assessment of an e-waste treatment enterprise in China

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 469-475

  Song, Qingbin ^a,b   Wang, Zhishi ^a   Li, Jinhui ^b   Zeng, Xianlai ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; E waste; E waste treatment enterprise; Environmental performance; LCA

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE; RECYCLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WASTES;

CHINA; DECISION SUPPORTS; ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC WASTES; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; GOVERNMENT SECTORS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE IMPACT ASSESSMENT;

WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 84884909828     PISSN: 14384957     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10163-013-0152-7     Document Type: Article

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