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An update on environmental, health and safety issues of interest to the photovoltaic industry [electronic resource]

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Online Access: Online Access
Corporate Author: Brookhaven National Laboratory (Researcher)
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : United States. Dept. of Energy ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1992.
Subjects:
Safety.
Materials.
Us Clean Air Act.
Air Pollution.
Health Hazards.
Photovoltaic Conversion.
Cadmium Tellurides.
Environmental Impacts.
Carcinogens.
Recycling.
Toxicity.
Solar Cells.
Neoplasms.
Solar Energy.
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Abstract:There is growing interest in the environmental, health, and safety issues related to new photovoltaic technologies as they approach commercialization. Such issues include potential toxicity of II--VI compounds; the impacts of new environmental regulations on module manufacturers; and, the need for recycling of spent modules and manufacturing wastes. This paper will review these topics. 20 refs.
Item Description:Published through the Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information.
08/01/1992.
"bnl--47666"
" conf-9205115--4"
"DE92016951"
11. review meeting of the National Renewable Energy Laboratories: photovoltaic advanced research and development,Lakewood, CO (United States),13-15 May 1992.
Moskowitz, P.D.; Fthenakis, V.M.; Viren, J.
Physical Description:14 p. : digital, PDF file.

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