Recycling of plastic waste: Presence of phthalates in plastics from households and industry

Waste Management

Volumn 54, Issue , 2016, Pages 44-52

  Pivnenko, K ^a   Eriksen, M K ^a   Martin Fernandez J A ^b   Eriksson, E ^a   Astrup, T F ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Compositional data; Contaminants; Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs); Quality recycling; Solid waste

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; ESTERS; IMPURITIES; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PLASTICS APPLICATIONS; PLASTICS INDUSTRY; SOLID WASTES; SOLVENTS;

ANALYTICAL RESULTS; COMPOSITIONAL DATA; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; PLASTICS MANUFACTURING; PLASTICS RECYCLING; POTENTIAL INDICATORS; PRODUCT MANUFACTURING; SENSITIVE APPLICATION;

PLASTIC RECYCLING;

DICYCLOHEXYL PHTHALATE; DIPROPYL PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID BENZYL BUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIOCTYL ESTER; PLASTIC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PHTHALIC ACID; POLLUTANT;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HEALTH RISK; PLASTIC WASTE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HOUSING; INDUSTRY; POLLUTANT; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HOUSING; INDUSTRY; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PLASTICS; RECYCLING; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 84969512872     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2016.05.014     Document Type: Article

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