NDLI: Health and environmental hazards of CdTe photovoltaic module production, use and decommissioning

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Moskowitz, P.D. Steinberger, H. Thumm, W.
Copyright Year	1994
Description	Author affiliation: Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA (Moskowitz, P.D.)
Abstract	Health and environmental (H&E) risks presented by CdTe photovoltaic module production, use and decommissioning have been reviewed and discussed by several authors. Several H&E concerns exist. The estimated risks are based on extrapolations of toxicity, environmental mobility, and bioavailability data for other inorganic cadmium compounds. Little information, however, is available about CdTe itself. In response to the increased interest in CdTe, Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) has been engaged in a cooperative research program with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the Fraunhofer Institute for Solid State Technology (IFT), and the GSF Institute of Chemical Ecology to develop fundamental toxicological and environmental data for CdTe. This paper describes the results of these studies, and their potential implications with respect to the H&E hazards presented by CdTe module production, use and decommissioning.
Starting Page	115
Ending Page	118
File Size	346205
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780314603
DOI	10.1109/WCPEC.1994.519821
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1994-12-05
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Photovoltaic systems Solar power generation Production Chemical technology Extrapolation Bioinformatics Cadmium compounds Solid state circuits Chemical hazards Toxic chemicals
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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