Risk based management of chemicals and products in a circular economy at a global scale (risk cycle), extended producer responsibility and EU legislation

Environmental Sciences Europe

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Lahl, Uwe ^a   Zeschmar Lahl, Barbara ^b  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b BZL Kommunikation und Projektsteuerung GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electronic scrap recycling; Exposure scenarios; Extended producer responsibility; REACH; Registration; Risk cycle

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EUROPEAN UNION; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH RISK; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RECYCLING; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84887737041     PISSN: 21904707     EISSN: 21904715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2190-4715-25-3     Document Type: Article

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