Recycling of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, a Case Study: Brazil

Handbook of Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue , 2012, Pages 265-278

  Araujo, M ^a   Magrini, A ^a   Mahler, C F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Recycling; WEEE

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979464119     PISSN: 1867979X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/698_2011_111     Document Type: Chapter

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