Effective environmental management through environmental knowledge management

Huang, Po-Shin; Shih, Li-Hsing

doi:10.1007/bf03326058

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“…Options available in the management of EoL rechargeable batteries include recycling, incineration and landfilling. Efforts at achieving sustainable development should incorporate environmental management and as well as knowledge management (Huang and Shih, 2009).…”

Section: Sound Management Optionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Heavy metal characterization of waste portable rechargeable batteries used in mobile phones

Nnorom

Osibanjo

2009

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Ten brands of spent portable rechargeable batteries used in mobile phones (lithium-ion and nickel metal hydride) were collected and disassembled and the battery electrode and printed wiring board prepared using the EPA Method 3050B. The metal concentrations were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry. The mean (± standard deviation) concentrations and range of cobalt, chromium, nickel and cadmium in the battery electrodes were 361284±32281mg/kg (range 20870-575330 mg/kg); 25.3 ± 4.6 mg/kg (7.9-149 mg/kg); 75272 ± 14630 mg/kg (3589-266607 mg/kg) and 2.8 ± 0.6 mg/kg (0.2-16.3 mg/kg), respectively. Similarly, the mean values of cobalt, chromium, nickel and cadmium in the PWB were 564 ± 165 mg/kg (56.1-4068 mg/kg); 28.1 ± 4.0 mg/kg (ND-97.2 mg/kg); 735 ± 188 mg/kg (22.7-2727 mg/kg) and 1.8 ± 0.3 mg/kg (ND-7.2 mg/kg), respectively. The Li-ion battery electrodes contained significantly higher levels of cobalt (p < 0.01) whereas, the NiMH battery contained significantly higher nickel (P < 0.01). All the results for the cobalt and nickel levels in the battery electrodes exceeded the toxicity threshold limit concentration used in the toxicity characterization of solid wastes (cobalt, 8000 mg/kg; nickel , 2000 mg/kg). In fact, the mean cobalt level of the battery electrode is about 45 times the toxicity threshold limit concentration limit for cobalt while the mean nickel result is about 38 times the toxicity threshold limit concentration. Spent portable rechargeable batteries should be handled as toxic materials that require special treatment. Implementation of a well-coordinated management strategy for spent batteries is urgently required to check the dissipation of large doses of toxic heavy metals and rare earth into the environment.

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Section: Sound Management Optionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Heavy metal characterization of waste portable rechargeable batteries used in mobile phones

Nnorom

Osibanjo

2009

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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“…Although there are some usable standardizing concepts already published (Ecological Metadata Language) 1 [5,6], they are not extensively used in practice or there is a lack in support in data capture systems. Environmental data collection is still subjected to research in the informatics field [7,8]. In cancer research, we can take the advantage of accessible nomenclature standards like Clinical Terms (SNOMED-CT) 2 , the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) 3 , and the National Cancer Institute Thesaurus (NCIT) 4 .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Environmental data collection is still subjected to research in the informatics field [7,8]. In cancer research, we can take the advantage of accessible nomenclature standards like Clinical Terms (SNOMED-CT) 2 , the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) 3 , and the National Cancer Institute Thesaurus (NCIT) 4 .…”

Section: Introducing Problems With Data Accessibilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Conceptual Model Enhancing Accessibility of Data from Cancer–Related Environmental Risk Assessment Studies

Dušek¹,

Hřebíček²,

Kubásek³

et al. 2011

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

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Abstract. This paper proposes conceptual model which can be used to facilitate the discovery, integration and analysis of environmental data in cancer-related risk studies. Persistent organic pollutants were chosen as a model because of their persistence, bioaccumulation potential and genotoxicity. Part dealing with cancer risk is primarily focused on population-based observations encompassing a wide range of epidemiologic studies, from local investigations to national cancer registries. The proposed model adopted multilayer hierarchy working with characteristics of given entities (POPs, cancer diseases as nomenclature classes) and couples "observation -measurement" as content defining classes. The proposal extends formally used taxonomy applying multidimensional set of descriptors including scores of measurement validity and precision. This solution has the potential to aid multidisciplinary data discovery and knowledge mining. The same structure of descriptors used for environmental and cancer part enables the users to integrate different data sources recognizing their methodical origin, time & space coordinates and validity.Keywords: Persistent organic pollutants, cancer risk, data model, data discovery. Introducing Problems with Data Accessibility"Data rich -information poor" is becoming obligatory phrase or accepted "professional dialect" associated with environmental monitoring. It also extends to the cancer risk assessment which has recently attracted increasing attention. Most problems can be explained by the heterogeneity of input data ranging from laboratory bio-tests to multilevel epidemiologic observations. Progress increasingly requires standardized access to multi-disciplinary information resources, including chemical, geological, meteorological, epidemiologic and demographic data. Each broadly ranged ecological or human risk study must adopt both following scenarios [1,2]: 462 L. Dušek et al.1. retrospective exploitation of data sources and their description in discovery process 2. prospective arrangement enabling effective electronic data capture in future From the viewpoint of informatics, environmental risk assessment can be characterized as processing of heterogeneous data leading to probabilistic estimation of some uncertain (prospective approach) or on the other hand relatively certain (retrospective approach) risk event. Main complications that hamper progress in this field are highlighted in the following list:1. Extremely wide range of data types and structures in environmental studies 2. Insufficient metadata description and standardization 3. Lack of well established repositories based on standardized protocols which is in strong contrast to methodical progress in environmental and medical sciences 4. Variability of technologies, coding and reporting systems used by different research groups 5. Growing number of small and not adequately published and described studies, which however produce valuable and important data.Especially last point deserves special attention. Growing number of s...

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“…For the NB corporations in Taiwan that are trending away from the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) business and towards ordnance bench mark (OBM), introducing green products will improve their brand-name recognition. Besides, the complete product design and product line extension can benefit market share and improve profitability (Chien and Shih, 2007;Huang and Shih, 2009). In worldwide NB industrials, Taiwan has played an important role in research and development, design, manufacturing and marketing and should therefore become the forerunner in Niche GT.…”

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confidence: 99%

Optimization of product line design for environmentally conscious technologies in notebook industry

Lin

Shih

Lee

2010

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Promotion of green technologies related to notebook computer will have significant benefits in the environment. Notebook companies need to make a careful market assessment for green technologies. Due to the variety of consumer preferences for green technologies, as well as a hot competitive climate in notebook market, consumer preferences should be taken into consideration during the assessment process. This study classifies the green technologies of notebook industry. Some green technologies are not controlled by the environmental regulations but are popular among customers. This study named this kind of technologies niche green technologies. The product line design model can evaluate the design scheme based on customer preferences. Therefore, this study uses conjoin analysis to investigate the consumers' preferences for assorted technology. Subsequently, product line design model is utilized to seek the optimal scheme of niche green technologies adoption based on the consumers' preference. Results of conjoint analysis reveal that consumers value two attributes, including price and size. Furthermore, the preferences for niche green technologies in solid state drive disk and light emitting diode backlight surpass the former technology. After the assessment of market situation with product line design model, two types of niche green technologies, including lithium polymer battery and light emitting diode backlight are suggested for the adoption of new products design.

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Effective environmental management through environmental knowledge management

Cited by 140 publications

References 31 publications

Heavy metal characterization of waste portable rechargeable batteries used in mobile phones

Heavy metal characterization of waste portable rechargeable batteries used in mobile phones

Conceptual Model Enhancing Accessibility of Data from Cancer–Related Environmental Risk Assessment Studies

Optimization of product line design for environmentally conscious technologies in notebook industry

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