Persistent Organic Pollutants in waste battery plastic Project

The project will determine the concentrations and quantities of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) specifically brominated flame-retardants (BFRs) in plastics in waste lead acid batteries casings (or other plastic components). The key objectives of this project are to sample and analyse these plastics to: • Provide evidence on whether plastic in lead acid batteries contain POPs • Provide an initial estimate of the proportion of plastics removed from batteries that contain brominated flame retardants, and the...