Dealing with electronic waste: modeling the costs and environmental benefits of computer monitor disposal

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The environmental concerns created due to the disposal of lead embodied in cathode ray tubes used in computer monitors and the public policy adopted to manage e-waste are discussed. It is found that in all cases, the costs of the policies exceed the value of the avoided health effects of cathode ray tubes disposal.

Author: Palmer, Karen, Macauley, Molly, Shih, Jhih-Shyang
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Journal of Environmental Management
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0301-4797
Year: 2003
Pollutants produced & recycled, Electron Tube Manufacturing, Electron tubes, CRT Tubes, Solid Waste R&D, Measurement, Refuse and refuse disposal, Waste management, Cathode ray tubes

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Alternative scenarios to meet the demands of sustainable waste management

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Applicability of new methods of solid waste disposal in Spain is examined. Environmental feasibility of each method is also analyzed.

Author: Bovea, M.D., Powell, J.C.
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Journal of Environmental Management
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0301-4797
Year: 2006
Government domestic functions, Spain, Methods, Environmental aspects, Environmental policy

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Characterization of fuel gas products from the treatment of solid waste streams with a plasma arc torch

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A study conducted to analyze the feasibility of producing fuel gases from solid waste streams by using plasma treatment is presented.

Author: Vaidyanathan, Ambarish, Mulholland, James, Ryu, Jaeyong, Smith, Michael Stuart, Circeo, Louis J.
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Journal of Environmental Management
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0301-4797
Year: 2007
United States, Manufacturing processes, Usage, Production processes, Gas as fuel, Gaseous fuels, Refuse as fuel, Waste-derived fuels, Waste products as fuel, Plasma chemistry

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