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. 2019 Feb 21;26(11):11042–11052. doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-04282-3

Table 2.

Elemental composition of PCBs from mobile phones

Base metals (%) Precious metals (ppm) Reference
Cu Fe Al Pb Sn Zn Ni Au Ag
32.3 0.5 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.7 30 4120 Williams 2010
35.1 2.7 4.0 1200 Kim et al. 2011
39.6 1.4 0.3 1.2 2.1 3.4 3.4 600 600 Kasper et al. 2011
38.3 6.5 1.0 1.3 3.1 1.0 1.7 1000 600 Kasper et al. 2011
37.8 4.9 0.6 1.2 2.6 1.8 2.5 900 500 Kasper et al. 2011
39.9 0.5 0.4 1 1 Jing-ying et al. 2012
24.2 0.2 3.3 0.9 1.4 0.1 0.3 600 1000 Ortuño et al. 2013
24.2 0.2 3.3 0.9 1.4 0.1 0.3 600 600 Median value