Understanding public knowledge and awareness on e-waste in an urban setting in India: A case study for Delhi

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 752-765

  Kwatra, Swati ^a   Pandey, Suneel ^b   Sharma, Sumit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Awareness; E waste; India; New Delhi; Recycling; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927522745     PISSN: 14777835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/MEQ-12-2013-0139     Document Type: Article

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