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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Opin Chem Eng. 2019 Dec 1;26:157–163. doi: 10.1016/j.coche.2019.09.004

Table 2.

EoL usage context of sustainability indicators in literature.

Paper Context Risk assessment indicator
Environment Human health
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[5] Mechanical recycling, incineration for energy recovery and landfilling of waste plastic x x x x
[6] Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) and Alternative Halogenated Flame Retardant (AHFR) in abandoned e-waste recycling sites x
[7] Heavy metals in e-waste processing sites: dismantling, burning, acid-leaching, and abandoned sites x x x x
[8] PBDEs and heavy metals at informal e-waste recycling sites x x x
[9] Air emissions from landfill and composting facilities x
[10] Reuse and recycling of pavement systems x x
[11] PBDEs at e-waste recycling workshops x x
[12] Typical water reclamation plants x x x x
[13] Metals present in waste dumps from an abandoned mine x x x x
[14] Heavy metals in abandoned mines x x x x x x
[15] Pyrolysis and combustion of non-metallic fraction of printed circuit boards x
[16] Chemical pyrolysis of non-metallic fraction of printed circuit boards x
[17] Chemicals in recycled rubber x x x x
[18] Heavy metals in e-waste recycling sites x x x
[19] Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in landfills x x
[20] Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) x x
[21] Analysis of landfill soils x
[22] Groundwater near a non-sanitary landfill facility x x
[23] Solid waste management by means of landfills and thermal treatment x x x x x
[24] Heavy metals in informal e-waste recycling sites x x
[25] Aromatic compounds in landfill x x x x
[26] POPs in waste dumping sites x x
[27] Holistic risk analysis approach in landfills x x x x x
[28] Heavy metals in e-waste recycling sites x x x
[29] Sediments and water polluted by heavy metals from a landfill x
[30] Mobile e-waste recycling plant x x x x
[31] Air emission from a landfill x x x x
[32] Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from plastic solid wastes x x x x
[33] Integrated waste management facility x x
[34] Landfilling and recycling of cadmium telluride thin-film photovoltaic panels x x x
[35] Solid waste landfilling x x x x
[36] Municipal waste organic fraction treatment plant x x x x x
[37] Municipal solid waste incineration plant x x x
Number of times that the indicator was used 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 25 18 17 18 7