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National Photovoltaic EH
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1. Multi-layer Protection Strategy for Manufacturing Facilities
Vasilis Fthenakis
National Photovoltaic EH&S Assistance Center
Brookhaven National Laboratory
SSA 2001 Annual Symposium
New Orleans, LA
2. National Photovoltaic EH&S Assistance Center www.pv.bnl.gov Preserve safe & environmentally friendly facilities
(S&E audits, SAR, HAZOP, FTA)
Identify/characterize potential EH&S hazards before full-scale commercialization of new technologies, processes & materials
(Si, x-Si, a-Si, CdTe, CIS, CGS, GaAs, ZnP)
End-of-Life PV module recycling feasibility (with DOE-SBIR)
Pb-free solder technology transfer
Toxicology of new materials e.g., CdTe, CIS, CGS, (with NIEHS)
Integrated energy-environmental-economic market penetration & CO2 reduction forecasts (MARKAL model)
3. Sample of Hazardous Materials Used in Manufacturing
4. Elements of EH&S Hazard Assessment