Potential toxicity of improperly discarded exhausted photovoltaic cells

Motta, Chiara Maria; Cerciello, Raimondo; Bonis, Salvatore De; Mazzella, Valerio; Cirino, Paola; Panzuto, Raffaele; Ciaravolo, Martina; Simoniello, Palma; Toscanesi, Maria; Trifuoggi, Marco

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2016.06.048

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“…This will help manage hazardous materials, such as lead, in an environmentally responsible manner and prevent toxicity and environmental risks in scenarios of improper management at EOL. 250 The rightmost vertical bar in Figure 25 demonstrates that only one study focuses on the recovery of bulk and trace materials from c-Si PV modules. However, this study recovers the trace materials as a part of larger aggregates containing other bulk materials, which is not well suited for direct reuse and requires further downstream processing.…”

Section: Recyclingmentioning

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Environmental and Circular Economy Implications of Solar Energy in a Decarbonized U.S. Grid

Heath

Ravikumar

Silvana

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Section: Recyclingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental and Circular Economy Implications of Solar Energy in a Decarbonized U.S. Grid

Heath

Ravikumar

Silvana

et al. 2022

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“…In case of new generation photovoltaic cell CdTe, CIGS issued and during processing ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA) issued to encapsulate the material due to its thermal, mechanical properties and high diffusivity for water [25] and during assembling of the system various metals like copper, aluminum, chromium and tin used [29]. Manganese also made its mark as a soil and aquatic toxicity [15].Those all metals are hazardous for the environment and somehow affect the living beings [30]. The major pollutants including heavy metals, plastics and biomedical wastes are polluting the whole ecosystem starting India Japan from soil to aquatic systems [41][42][43].…”

Section: Environmental Pollution and Toxicity From Solar Panelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Solar photovoltaic panels as next generation waste: a review

2019

Biointerface Res Appl Chem

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Photovoltaic energy manufacturing has developed at an extraordinary rate since the last decade which globally has reached 225 giga watts by 2018 and is anticipated to augment to 920 giga watts by 2022 and 5000 giga watts by 2050. Still now the abundant quantity of produced solid waste which comes from the end of life panels are not calculated yet but in future it can be a challenging aspect in terms of photovoltaic energy. Harmful waste from end of life solar panels poses a global ecological menace and is capable of creating 300 times more toxic waste than nuclear plants. This review represents an overview of global scenario on different types of solar panels production with their composition, applications, solid waste generation, loss of precious metals (rare earth metals, metals), utilization of metals in different industries and different toxicological effects on the environment and the requirement of recycling of used solar panels. The recycling of these solar panels after life can be an economic alternative source of natural resources.

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“…Straightforward, reproducible morphological analyses demonstrated that sea urchin embryos function as a simple, specific, and sensitive biological factory for developmental toxicology experiments [135][136][137][138]. Reports describing the toxic effects of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, insecticides, pesticides, and other environmental contaminants on sea urchin embryos and adults have been recently published [112,[139][140][141][142][143]. Investigators in marine research have paid particular attention to the fast growth of submicroscopic materials contaminating marine and coastal ecosystems and have analyzed biochemical and histochemical markers of toxicity, taking advantage of the sensitivity of sea urchin gametes, embryos, and adult cells [144].…”

Section: Sea Urchin Cells and Embryos Respond To External Agents: Hummentioning

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The Sea Urchin Embryo: A Model for Studying Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Human Diseases and for Testing Bioactive Compounds

Bernardo¹,

Carlo²

2017

Sea Urchin - From Environment to Aquaculture and Biomedicine

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Most of the current knowledge concerning fundamental genetic mechanisms, evolutionary processes and development, cellular physiology, and pathogenesis comes from studies of different animal model systems. Whereas mice, rats, and other small mammals are generally thought of as the typical model systems used by researchers in biomedical studies, aquatic models including both freshwater and marine organisms have long proved to be essential for the study of basic biological processes. For over a century, biologists have used the sea urchin embryo as a prototype for the investigation of developmental mechanisms that contribute to building the embryo body plan. Here we highlight the contribution of the sea urchin embryo as a simple model for studying aging and age-associated neurodegenerative diseases, as well as the pathways and mechanisms involved in cell survival and death. Moreover, we point out the role of this embryonic system as a potent and affordable tool for learning about developmental effects and toxicity responses to environmental contaminants and chemical compounds.

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Potential toxicity of improperly discarded exhausted photovoltaic cells

Cited by 19 publications

References 41 publications

Environmental and Circular Economy Implications of Solar Energy in a Decarbonized U.S. Grid

Environmental and Circular Economy Implications of Solar Energy in a Decarbonized U.S. Grid

Solar photovoltaic panels as next generation waste: a review

The Sea Urchin Embryo: A Model for Studying Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Human Diseases and for Testing Bioactive Compounds

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