Project Details
Description
To identify plastics containing Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), as found in Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), improving processing practice, ensuring compliance with emerging legislative changes and, in so doing, reduce the
potential for POPs being released into the environment.
potential for POPs being released into the environment.
| Short title | KTP - Restructa |
|---|---|
| Status | Finished |
| Effective start/end date | 17/03/21 → 16/03/23 |
Keywords
- WEEE recycling
- waste management
- hazardous materials
- legislation
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Optimized industrial sorting of WEEE plastics: development of fast and robust h-XRF technique for hazardous components
Chaine, C., Hursthouse, A. S., Jandric, A., McLean, B., McLellan, I., McMahon, B., McNulty, J., Miller, J., Salhofer, S. & Viza, E., 30 Jun 2023, In: Case Studies in Chemical & Environmental Engineering. 7, 12 p., 100292.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Recycling plastics from WEEE: a review of the environmental and human health challenges associated with brominated flame retardants
Chaine, C., Hursthouse, A. S., McLean, B., McLellan, I., McMahon, B., McNulty, J., Miller, J. & Viza, E., 11 Jan 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 2, 27 p., 766.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open AccessFile28 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)103 Downloads (Pure)