Assessment of toxic metals in waste personal computers

Waste Management

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1480-1487

  Kolias, Konstantinos ^a   Hahladakis, John N ^a   Gidarakos, Evangelos ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cathode ray tube; Liquid crystal display; Personal computer; Plastics; Printed circuit boards; Toxic metals

Indexed keywords

CATHODE RAY TUBES; CATHODES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPLIANCE CONTROL; GLASS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HOUSING; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; LEAD; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; METALS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; PLASTICS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; INAPPROPRIATE DISPOSALS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY(LCD); MERCURIES (HG); METAL CONCENTRATIONS; ROHS DIRECTIVE; TOUCH SCREEN MONITORS; TOXIC METALS;

POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; TIN; ZINC; GLASS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; METAL; PLASTIC;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; LEAD; METAL; PLASTIC; STANDARD (REFERENCE); TOXICITY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CATHODE RAY TUBE MONITOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPUTER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY MONITOR; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY TOUCH SCREEN MONITOR; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROCOMPUTER; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; TOXIC WASTE; ELECTRONIC WASTE; GREECE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COMPUTERS; ELECTRONIC WASTE; GLASS; GREECE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LEAD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MERCURY; METALS; MICROCOMPUTERS; MICROWAVES; PLASTICS; RECYCLING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84901939679     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2014.04.020     Document Type: Article

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