Environmental risk assessment of CRT and PCB workshops in a mobile e-waste recycling plant

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 16, 2015, Pages 12366-12373

  Song, Qingbin ^a   Zeng, Xianlai ^a   Li, Jinhui ^a   Duan, Huabo ^a   Yuan, Wenyi ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cathode ray tubes; E waste; Mobile plant; Printed circuit boards; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEAVY METAL; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NOISE POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RECYCLING; WASTE TREATMENT;

DUST; HEAVY METAL;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALYSIS; CATHODE RAY TUBE; DUST; ELECTRONIC WASTE; HUMAN; NOISE; POLLUTION; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CATHODE RAY TUBE; DUST; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; NOISE; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84937966252     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4350-9     Document Type: Article

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