E-waste recycling and resource recovery: A review on technologies, barriers and enablers with a focus on oceania

J Van Yken, NJ Boxall, KY Cheng, AN Nikoloski… - Metals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Electronic e-waste (e-waste) is a growing problem worldwide. In 2019, total global
production reached 53.6 million tons, and is estimated to increase to 74.7 million tons by …

[HTML][HTML] A review of semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in the indoor environment: occurrence in consumer products, indoor air and dust

L Lucattini, G Poma, A Covaci, J de Boer, MH Lamoree… - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
As many people spend a large part of their life indoors, the quality of the indoor environment
is important. Data on contaminants such as flame retardants, pesticides and plasticizers are …

Review of LCA studies of solid waste management systems–Part I: Lessons learned and perspectives

A Laurent, I Bakas, J Clavreul, A Bernstad, M Niero… - Waste management, 2014 - Elsevier
The continuously increasing solid waste generation worldwide calls for management
strategies that integrate concerns for environmental sustainability. By quantifying …

Environmental contamination and human exposure of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in China: A review

M Zhu, Y Yuan, H Yin, Z Guo, X Wei, X Qi, H Liu… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), together with 11 other organic compounds, were initially
listed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) by the Stockholm Convention because of their …

Chemical recycling of brominated flame retarded plastics from e-waste for clean fuels production: A review

C Ma, J Yu, B Wang, Z Song, J Xiang, S Hu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Electronic waste plastics (e-waste plastics) have been one of the emerging and fastest-
growing waste streams due to the increasing number of generation in waste electrical and …

Toxic chemicals from uncontrolled e-waste recycling: Exposure, body burden, health impact

S Lin, MU Ali, C Zheng, Z Cai, MH Wong - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Uncontrolled electronic-waste (e-waste) recycling processes have induced serious
environmental pollution and human health impacts. This paper reviewed studies on the wide …

Organophosphorus flame retardants (PFRs) in human breast milk from several Asian countries

JW Kim, T Isobe, M Muto, NM Tue, K Katsura… - Chemosphere, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study, the concentrations of 10 organophosphorus flame retardants (PFRs) were
determined in 89 human breast milk samples collected from Japan, the Philippines and …

Flame retardant emission from e-waste recycling operation in northern Vietnam: environmental occurrence of emerging organophosphorus esters used as alternatives …

H Matsukami, NM Tue, G Suzuki, M Someya… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Three oligomeric organophosphorus flame retardants (o-PFRs), eight monomeric PFRs (m-
PFRs), tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were …

Electronic-waste-driven pollution of liquid crystal monomers: environmental occurrence and human exposure in recycling industrial parks

Z Cheng, Q Shi, Y Wang, L Zhao, X Li… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Liquid crystal monomers (LCMs) in liquid crystal displays (LCDs) may be released into the
environment, especially in electronic waste (e-waste) recycling industrial parks with a high …

Levels and profiles of organochlorines and flame retardants in car and house dust from Kuwait and Pakistan: implication for human exposure via dust ingestion

N Ali, L Ali, T Mehdi, AC Dirtu, F Al-Shammari… - Environment …, 2013 - Elsevier
There are only few studies documenting indoor pollution in the Middle East and the Indian
subcontinent. In present study, we have evaluated the occurrence of various …