Global Risk-Based Management of Chemical Additives I Production, Usage and Environmental Occurrence /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bilitewski, Bernd (Editor), Darbra, Rosa Mari (Editor), Barceló, Damià (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 18
• Subjects: Environment.; Environmental chemistry.; Environmental Chemistry.

Chemical additives are used to enhance the properties of many industrial products. Since their release into the environment is a potential risk for man and nature, their fate and behavior were investigated in the framework of the European Union-funded project RISKCYCLE. The results are presented in...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Additives in the paper industry
• Additives in the leather industry
• Additives in the electronics
• Additives in the textile industry
• Lubricants and additives: a point of view
• Additives in the plastic industry
• Problems in paper recycling in Vietnam
• Case study on printed matter in Denmark
• Reuse of potential chemical sludge- a hazardous waste in the textile dyeing process
• Risk management of chemicals in the leather sector – a case study from Sweden
• Lubricants recycling: a case study
• Emissions of additives from plastics in the societal material stock - a case study for Sweden
• Recycling WEEE, a case study: Brazil
• Conclusions.