Quantification and probabilistic modeling of CRT obsolescence for the State of Delaware

Waste Management

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2321-2326

  Schumacher, Kelsea A ^a   Schumacher, Thomas ^a   Agbemabiese, Lawrence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

CRT obsolescence; E Waste collection and recycling; Electronic waste (e waste); Monte carlo simulation; Probabilistic forecasting; Resource recovery

Indexed keywords

CATHODE RAY TUBES; CATHODES; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; FORECASTING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OBSOLESCENCE; PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS; RECYCLING; WASTES;

CATHODE RAY TUBE DISPLAYS; CESSATION OF PRODUCTIONS; ELECTRONIC WASTE (E WASTE); NATURE OF THE TECHNOLOGIES; PROBABILISTIC APPROACHES; PROBABILISTIC FORECASTING; RESOURCE RECOVERY; WASTE COLLECTION;

ELECTRONIC WASTE;

LEAD;

MODELING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CATHODE RAY TUBE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC WASTE; FORECASTING; LANDFILL; LIFESPAN; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PREDICTION; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE; UNITED STATES; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT; ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL MODEL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

DELAWARE; UNITED STATES;

CATHODE RAY TUBE; DELAWARE; ELECTRONIC WASTE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RECYCLING; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 84907712213     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2014.07.011     Document Type: Article

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