| Abstract: | The vast majority of selenium consumption in the United States is in dissipative uses, such as alloys, animal feeds, fertilizers, glass decolorizer, and pigments. The nondissipative use as a photoreceptor for xerographic copiers is declining. As a result of a lack of a substantial supply of selenium-containing scrap, there are no longer selenium recycling facilities in the United States. Selenium-containing materials collected for recycling, primarily selenium-containing photocopier drums, are exported for processing in other countries. Of the estimated 350 metric tons (t) of selenium products that went to the U.S. market in 2004, an estimated 300 t went to dissipative uses. An estimated 4 t was recovered from old scrap and exported for recycling. |
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| ProdID: | 77406 |
| Citation Author: | George, Micheal W.; Wagner, Lorie A. |
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| Citation Language: | ENGLISH |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Flow Studies for Recycling Metal Commodities in the United States |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iv, 7 p. |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Flow Studies for Recycling Metal Commodities in the United States |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Circular |
| Citation Series Code: | CIR |
| Citation Series Number: | 1196-T |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Selenium Recycling in the United States in 2004; 2009; CIR; 1196-T; Flow Studies for Recycling Metal Commodities in the United States; George, Micheal W.; Wagner, Lorie A. |
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| Citation Year: | 2009 |
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| Text: | Selenium Recycling in the United States in 2004; 2009; CIR; 1196-T; Flow Studies for Recycling Metal Commodities in the United States; George, Micheal W.; Wagner, Lorie A. |
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| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/circ1196t/ |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
