Gaseous Elemental Mercury Emissons from Selected E-Waste Processing Facilities in Turkey
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Tarih
2022
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Mehmet Sinan Bilgili
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
The amount of mercury contained in each unit of electrical and electronic waste (WEEE) is low (about 2-10 mg per equipment). However, it is estimated that all the mercury in the annually produced WEEE accounts for about 22% of the world mercury consumption. Facilities focusing on WEEE recycling have grown enormously in recent years and unfortunately some of this e-waste contains mercury or mercury compounds. The mercury may be released into the environment from consumer products during the recycling processes. Additionally, the recyclers themselves face the possibility of mercury exposure. Environmentally sound management of WEEE needs to involve the informal recycling industry which plays an important part in waste management. The global Minamata Convention on Mercury (Hg), created recently through the United Nations Environmental Programme, requires its signatories to perform improved atmospheric Hg monitoring and characterization of Hg sources. In this study, we evaluate the gaseous mercury emissions from selected licensed WEEE facilities to the atmosphere in different provinces of Turkey by employing a passive air sampling technique.
Açıklama
6th EurAsia Waste Management Symposium (EWMS) -- OCT 24-26, 2022 -- Istanbul, TURKEY
Anahtar Kelimeler
waste electric and electronic equipment (WEEE), e-waste processing, mercury, air, passive sampling
Kaynak
Proceedings of The 6Th Eurasia Waste Management Symposium, Ewms 2022
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