Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) estimation: A case study of Ahvaz City, Iran

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 298-305

  Alavi, Nadali ^a   Shirmardi, Mohammad ^a   Babaei, Aliakbar ^a   Takdastan, Afshin ^a   Bagheri, Nastaran ^b  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; HEALTH RISKS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PERSONAL COMPUTERS; RECYCLING; REFRIGERATORS; RISK PERCEPTION; SURVEYS; TELEPHONE SETS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTES;

COLLECTION SYSTEMS; ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; RISK TO HUMAN HEALTH; TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

ELECTRONIC WASTE;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; COMPUTER; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; IRAN; MACHINE; MICROWAVE OVEN; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRIGERATOR; TELEPHONE; TELEVISION; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ESTIMATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; ANALYSIS; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; TIME; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CITIES; COMPUTERS; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; HUMANS; IRAN; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TELEPHONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84942084834     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2014.976297     Document Type: Article

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