Formation of PBDD/F from PBDE in electronic waste in recycling processes and under simulated extruding conditions

Chemosphere

Volumn 116, Issue , 2014, Pages 34-39

  Zennegg, Markus ^a   Schluep, Mathias ^a   Streicher Porte, Martin ^a,b   Lienemann, Peter ^a,c   Haag, Regula ^a   Gerecke, Andreas C ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS NORTHWESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^c ZURICH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

PBDD F; PBDE; Recycling; Waste electrical and electronic equipment

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ECONOMICS; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FLAME RETARDANTS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PLASTIC RECYCLING; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CONTROLLED LABORATORIES; ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; PBDD/F; PBDE; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZOFURANS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

DIOXIN; FLAME RETARDANT; PLASTIC; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZOFURAN; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYMER; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE;

DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; LABORATORY METHOD; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PBDE; PCDD; PCDF; PLASTIC; RECYCLING; VOLUME; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; DETOXIFICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ELECTRONICS; MATERIALS; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; SWITZERLAND; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING;

EUROPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

BENZOFURANS; DIOXINS; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; PLASTICS; RECYCLING; SOUTH AFRICA; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84908177697     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.12.101     Document Type: Article

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