Electronic waste: present status and future perspectives of sustainable management practices in Malaysia

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2239-2249

  Shumon, Md Rezaul Hasan ^a   Ahmed, Shamsuddin ^a   Islam, Md Tasbirul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

E waste; E waste management system; Recovery; Recycling; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; RECOVERY; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTES;

COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

ELECTRONIC WASTE;

DEVELOPING WORLD; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; LEGISLATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RESEARCH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 84907098441     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-014-3129-5     Document Type: Article

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