Plastic waste associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: Crisis or opportunity?

KS Khoo, LY Ho, HR Lim, HY Leong… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Coronavirus Diseases 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has a huge impact on the
plastic waste management in many countries due to the sudden surge of medical waste …

Precious metal recovery from waste printed circuit boards using cyanide and non-cyanide lixiviants–a review

A Akcil, C Erust, CS Gahan, M Ozgun, M Sahin… - Waste management, 2015 - Elsevier
Waste generated by the electrical and electronic devices is huge concern worldwide. With
decreasing life cycle of most electronic devices and unavailability of the suitable recycling …

Exposure pathways, levels and toxicity of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in humans: A review

Z Wu, C He, W Han, J Song, H Li, Y Zhang, X Jing… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are extensively used as brominated flame
retardants (BFRs) in different types of materials, which have been listed as Persistent …

Human exposure to PBDE and critical evaluation of health hazards

V Linares, M Bellés, JL Domingo - Archives of toxicology, 2015 - Springer
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are used in large quantities as flame-retardant
additives in a number of commercial products. Biomonitoring data show that, in recent years …

A review of status of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) in China

K Liu, J Li, S Yan, W Zhang, Y Li, D Han - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), a currently intensively used brominated flame retardant
(BFR), is employed primarily as a reactive flame retardant in printed circuit boards but also …

Precious metals recovery from waste printed circuit boards: A review for current status and perspective

Y Lu, Z Xu - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2016 - Elsevier
Nowadays, rapid economic growth, continuous technological innovation and the
improvement of living standards have result in large amounts of waste electric and electronic …

A review on human health consequences of metals exposure to e-waste in China

Q Song, J Li - Environmental Pollution, 2015 - Elsevier
As the world's the largest dumping ground for e-waste, much of the population in China is
exposed to heavy metals due to informal e-waste recycling processes. We reviewed recent …

Novel technologies and conventional processes for recovery of metals from waste electrical and electronic equipment: challenges & opportunities–a review

G Chauhan, PR Jadhao, KK Pant… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Challenges of sustainable development, particularly 'living within limited infinity'and 'scarcity
of natural resources' have urged scientific community to develop innovative processes that …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the environment and human external and internal exposure in China: A review

Y Jiang, L Yuan, Q Lin, S Ma, Y Yu - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are widely used as brominated flame retardants.
Because of their toxicity and persistence, some PBDEs were restricted under the Stockholm …

A systematic review of the human body burden of e-waste exposure in China

Q Song, J Li - Environment international, 2014 - Elsevier
As China is one of the countries facing the most serious pollution and human exposure
effects of e-waste in the world, much of the population there is exposed to potentially …