Innovating e-waste management: From macroscopic to microscopic scales

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 575, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-5

  Zeng, Xianlai ^a   Yang, Congren ^a   Chiang, Joseph F ^b   Li, Jinhui ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

E waste; Macroscopic; Management; Mesoscopic; Microscopic; Recycling

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; HEALTH RISKS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MANAGEMENT; MINERAL INDUSTRY; MINERAL RESOURCES; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); POLLUTION; RECYCLING; WASTES;

E-WASTES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; MACROSCOPIC; MESOSCOPICS; MICROSCOPIC; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

GLASS; METAL; PLASTIC; RUBBER;

ELECTRONIC WASTE; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; RECYCLING; RISK FACTOR; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATHODE RAY TUBE; COMPUTER; E-WASTE MANAGEMENT; EFFLUENT; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LAW; LIQUID CRYTAL DISPLAY; MACROSCOPY; MATERIAL COMPATIBILITY; MATERIAL FATIGUE; MATERIAL RECLAIMING; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; MESOCOPIC; MICROSCOPY; MOBILE PHONE; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; REVIEW; TELEVISION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84991094059     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.09.078     Document Type: Review

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