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Electronic waste management / editors, R.E. Hester and R.M. Harrison.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Issues in Environmental Science and Technology
- Issues in environmental science and technology, 1350-7583 ; 27
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Electronic waste--Management.
- Electronic waste.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (280 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, UK : RSC Pub., c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Electronic waste includes such items as TVs, computers, LCD and plasma displays, and mobile phones, as well as a wide range of household, medical and industrial equipment which are simply discarded as new technologies become available. Huge and growing quantities of waste are discarded every year and this waste contains toxic and carcinogenic compounds which can pose a risk to the environment. However, if handled correctly, electronic waste presents a valuable source of secondary raw materials. This book brings together a group of leading experts in the management of electrical and electronic
- Contents:
- 9780854041121_Electronic Waste Management_OFC; i_iv; v_vi; vii_xiii; xiv_xv; xvi_xvi; 001_039; 040_074; 075_090; 091_110; 111_160; 161_179; 180_211; 212_235; 236_257; 258_263
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781680153675
- 1680153676
- 9781847559197
- 1847559190
- OCLC:
- 506361092
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