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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139801303321

Titolo

Electronic waste management / / editors, R.E. Hester and R.M. Harrison

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, UK, : RSC Pub., c2009

ISBN

1-68015-367-6

1-84755-919-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

Issues in environmental science and technology, , 1350-7583 ; ; 27

Altri autori (Persone)

HesterR. E (Ronald E.)

HarrisonRoy M. <1948->

Disciplina

363.7288

Soggetti

Electronic waste - Management

Electronic waste

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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