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Tracking Global Flows of E-Waste Additives by Using Substance Flow Analysis, with a Case Study in China
The ongoing process of globalization and global trade of products have been an important topic in media as well as in social and economic science. Overlaid by the well-known global trade pathways for feedstock...
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A Revision of Current Models for Environmental and Human Health Impact and Risk Assessment for Application to Emerging Chemicals
Nowadays, we are living in the global circular economy, where products are produced, used, and finally disposed in different parts of the world. These products have a huge amount of additives, that in many cas...
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Environmental Fate Models
The environmental fate of chemicals describes the processes by which chemicals move and are transformed into the environment. Environmental fate processes that should be addressed include: persistence in air, ...
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Human and Environmental Impact Produced by E-Waste Releases at Guiyu Region (China)
Over the last decades, the amount of electronic waste (e-waste) has increased rapidly in the world. It has become one of the emerging problems of the twenty-first century. About 50–80% of e-waste from industri...
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Additives in the Textile Industry
Many different additives are used in the textile industry and each of them has its specific function: protection from ultraviolet light, oil, water repellency, etc. Clothing and textile products are produced, ...
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Experiences and Lessons Learned on the Implementation of the Water Framework Directive in Selected European River Basins
River basins worldwide are under pressure from economic activities. In Europe, the two main factors hindering the achievement of good chemical and ecological status of European river basins are pollution, main...
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A model assessing bioavailability of persistent organic pollutants in soil
In this paper a model is proposed for describing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) bioavailability in soil. The model is written in Fortran 90 and describes POPs’ behaviour as resulting from four different ...
