TY - GEN
T1 - Evaluating PV Module Sample Removal Methods for TCLP Testing
AU - Tamizh Mani, G.
AU - Libby, C.
AU - Shaw, S.
AU - Krishnamurthy, R.
AU - Leslie, J.
AU - Yadav, R.
AU - Tatapudi, S.
AU - Bicer, B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.
Copyright:
Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/11/26
Y1 - 2018/11/26
N2 - Solar photovoltaic (PV) deployment has grown exponentially since the early 2000s. Installed PV modules pose practically no health or environmental risks. However, the potential leaching of toxic chemicals and materials from broken end-of-life landfilled modules could pose health or environmental risks. As per existing EPA 1311 regulations, PV modules are categorized as general waste and are subjected to a Toxicity Characterization Leaching Procedure (TCLP) to determine if they contain any toxic metals that can possibly leach into the landfill. Depending on the toxicity result, modules may be classified as (1) universal waste, or as (2) hazardous waste. Currently, there is no standard procedure to remove samples from PV modules for chemical toxicity testing in the laboratories. In this paper, four different removal methods are presented along with their influence on the variability of toxicity test results for five different module manufacturers.
AB - Solar photovoltaic (PV) deployment has grown exponentially since the early 2000s. Installed PV modules pose practically no health or environmental risks. However, the potential leaching of toxic chemicals and materials from broken end-of-life landfilled modules could pose health or environmental risks. As per existing EPA 1311 regulations, PV modules are categorized as general waste and are subjected to a Toxicity Characterization Leaching Procedure (TCLP) to determine if they contain any toxic metals that can possibly leach into the landfill. Depending on the toxicity result, modules may be classified as (1) universal waste, or as (2) hazardous waste. Currently, there is no standard procedure to remove samples from PV modules for chemical toxicity testing in the laboratories. In this paper, four different removal methods are presented along with their influence on the variability of toxicity test results for five different module manufacturers.
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U2 - 10.1109/PVSC.2018.8548084
DO - 10.1109/PVSC.2018.8548084
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85059895899
T3 - 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC
SP - 2610
EP - 2615
BT - 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018
Y2 - 10 June 2018 through 15 June 2018
ER -