TY - JOUR A1 - Richter, Andrea A1 - Richter, Silke A1 - Recknagel, Sebastian T1 - Investigation on the heavy-metal content of zinc-air button cells JF - Waste management N2 - Within the framework of a German government project (initiated by the Federal Environment Agency) to check the compliance of commercially available batteries with the German Battery Ordinance concerning their heavy metal contents, 18 different types of commercially available zinc-air button cells were analysed for their cadmium, lead and mercury contents. After microwave assisted dissolution with aqua regia, Cd and Pb were determined using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), and Hg was determined using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP OES) and atomic absorption spectrometry. Cd contents were found to be much lower than the permitted limits; Pb contents were also found to be below the limits. Hg contents were found to be near the limits, and in one case the limit was exceeded. KW - Zinc-air button cell KW - Heavy metals KW - ICP-MS KW - ICP OES KW - Determination of Cd, Pb and Hg PY - 2008 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2007.12.004 SN - 0956-053X VL - 28 IS - 8 SP - 1493 EP - 1497 PB - Pergamon Press CY - New York, NY AN - OPUS4-17543 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -