Title :
Life cycle aspects of the environmental impact of electrical and electronic equipment from the European point of view
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Sensor & Actuator Syst., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
This paper discusses the European strategies and their closely related research focuses on the environmental impact of electrical and electronic products. The influence of the referencing main EC-Directives and EC-Regulations on life cycle analysis and environmental impact assessment is discussed.
Keywords :
electrical products; electronic products; environmental legislation; product life cycle management; EC-directives; EC-regulations; European strategies; electrical equipment; electrical products; electronic equipment; electronic products; environmental impact assessment; life cycle aspects; Communities; Consumer electronics; Electronic waste; Europe; Lead; Production;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics Technology (ISSE), 2010 33rd International Spring Seminar on
Conference_Location :
Warsaw
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7849-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7850-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISSE.2010.5547354
