Substance flow analysis of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in plastic from EEE/WEEE in Nigeria in the frame of Stockholm Convention as a basis for policy advice

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 19, 2015, Pages 14502-14514

  Babayemi, Joshua ^a   Sindiku, Omotayo ^a   Osibanjo, Oladele ^a   Weber, Roland ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b POPs Environmental Consulting   (Germany)

Author keywords

E waste; End of life; PBDEs; Plastic; Pollution; Substance flow analysis

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FLOW PATTERN; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; PBDE; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOCKHOLM CONVENTION; WASTE;

NIGERIA;

DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; PLASTIC; POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HUMAN; NIGERIA; POLLUTANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; RECYCLING;

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PLASTICS; RECYCLING;

EID: 84943201042     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3228-6     Document Type: Article

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