Mizue Kama

Mizue Kama
Graduate School of Environmental Studies,
Japan 6-6-20, Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8579
Japan

Publications
  • Research Article
    The Role of Labelling of Chemical Substances Contents in Recycling Promotion - Japanese Case
    Author(s): Mizue Kama and Toshikazu ShiratoriMizue Kama and Toshikazu Shiratori

    In this study, we investigate the effect of new legislative requirements on industrial product development. We use the case of Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive and the development of halogen-free (HF) printed circuit board (PCB) in an attempt to answer the following questions: (1) What impacts can environmental regulations – such as RoHS Directive – have on the manufacturing industry? (2) How have the manufacturers – especially those outside the European Union (EU) –responded to the RoHS Directive? (3) How has the manufacturing of HF products progressed in the wake of the directive? In order to investigate these, we focused the issue of halogen in the thermosetting resin of PCB of mobile phone. We illustrated their time trend of HF PCB labelling method and actual Br existence among many manufacturers in each milestone of the regulations. Fin.. View More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2252-5211.1000251

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