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Refereed journal articles (published/accepted for publication)

  • Herat S. Sustainable Management of Electronic Waste (E-waste), Clean – Soil, Air, Water, Vol 35, No 4, pp 305-310, 2007.
  • Herat, S. Green Electronics through Legislation and Lead Free Soldering, Clean – Soil, Air, Water (Accepted for publication).
  • Herat, S. Australia’s ever growing E-waste mountain, Electronics World (Accepted for publication).
  • Herat, S. Electronic Waste: An emerging issue in solid waste management in Australia, International Journal of Environmental and Waste Management (Accepted for publication).
  • Herat, S. Environmental Impacts and Use of Brominated Flame Retardants in Electrical and Electronic Equipment, The Environmentalist (Accepted for publication).
  • Herat, S.Recycling of Cathode Ray Tubes in Electronic Waste, Clean – Soil, Air, Water (Accepted for publication).
  • Sinha, R., Herat, S., Bapat, P. D. and Desai, C. Electronics wastes: landfill disposal, reuse and recycling. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, Vol 26, No 7, pp 577-584, 2006.
  • Sinha, R., Herat, S., Bapat, P. D. and Desai, C. Electronics wastes: The hazardous byproduct of 21st century technological revolution threatening the civilization and cleaner production. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, Vol 26, No 3, pp 193-201, 2006.

Refereed journal articles (currently under review/revision)

  • Herat, S. International regulations, activities and treaties on E-waste. Paper submitted to International Journal of Environment and Waste Management.
  • Herat, S. Toxic effects of selected materials in electronic waste (E-waste). Paper submitted to Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management.
  • Herat, S. and Karagiannidis, A. Need for Sustainable Management of Electronic Waste (E-waste) in Australia, First International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics, Skiathos island, Greece, June 2007.
  • Herat, S. Managing electronic waste in Australia, 6th International Electronics Recycling Conference, Hamburg, Germany, January 2007.
  • Herat, S. and Wolski, M. High-tech trash from our modern society, 17th WasteMINZ Annual Conference, Waste Management Institute of New Zealand, Rotorua, New Zealand, November 2005.

Media Publications/Interviews

  • PC recycling takes a bite out of Apple, Computerworld, 14 July 2006.
  • E-waste plans become reality, Australian Financial Review, 12 July 2006.
  • Recycling event targets old PCs, Southern Star, Springwood, Brisbane, 10 May 2006.
  • E-waste: a growing problem in Australia, Courier Mail Newspaper, Brisbane,Australia, 5 October 2005.
  • Several radio interviews on Australian Broadcasting Commission on E-waste (ABC Radio Australia) on 20th and 21st of October 2005.
  • Concrete use of tyres: Eco-motoring with Dr Sunil Herat, The Road Ahead, Published by the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland, Australia, July, 1999.
  • Fear hinders effective waste management, Griffith Gazette, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, August, 1995.

For more Publications and bibliography's check out ewaste guide.

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