Tracking global flows of e-waste additives by using substance flow analysis, with a case study in China

Handbook of Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 23, Issue , 2013, Pages 313-348

  Tien, H ^a   Heise, S ^a   Segui X ^b   Casal, J ^b   Darbra, R M ^b   Suciu, N ^c   Capri, E ^c   Trevisan, M ^c   Schuhmacher, M ^d   Nadal, M ^d   Rovira, J ^d  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardants; E waste; Informal recycling; Substance flow analysis SFA; Waste electric and electronic equipment WEEE

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943204320     PISSN: 1867979X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/698_2012_196     Document Type: Chapter

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