Determination of the degree of toxicity of EVA and Tedlar polymers during the disposal of components of crystalline solar panels

Abstract

The article is devoted to the determination of the degree of toxicity of the polymer components EVA (ethyl vinyl acetate) and Tedlar® (polyvinyl fluoride) solar panels at the end of their useful life. A biotest analysis was chosen as a research method. The article discusses the main provisions of the selected method, as well as the advantages of the selected test organism. The article reflects the main provisions of the selected method. The results of a study to determine the toxicity of polymer components are also presented. Based on the data obtained, the dependences of the toxicity of compounds on time are constructed. These studies show the possible consequences of the interaction of the aquatic environment (rains) with the components of solar panels during their utilization (disposal).

Chemical composition determination of impurities and effect on the toxicity degree of solar panel components

“…A biotest analysis was chosen as a method for determining the toxicity degree of polymeric materials, as the one of the main methods for detecting environmental toxicity using test objects that shows danger, regardless of which substances and in what combinations changes in vital functions were caused test -organisms. [8].…”

“…The following time intervals were considered as control time points: 24 hours, 48 hours, 96 hours and 7 days (168 hours) -as the most used time intervals in methods for determining the toxicity of the environment using infusoria [16][17][18][19][20]. You can read more about these studies in a previously published the article [8].…”