Logistic model-based forecast of sales and generations of obsolete computers in the U.S. Yang, Y. and Williams, E. Technological Forecasting and Social Change doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2009.03.004, Online since March 2009

Environmental, social and economic implications of global reuse and recycling of personal computers, E. Williams, R. Kahhat, B. Allenby, E. Kavazanjian, J. Kim and M. Xu, Environmental Science & Technology, 42(17), 6446-6454, (2008)

Exploring e-waste management systems in the United States, R. Kahhat, J. Kim, M. Xu, B. Allenby, and E. Williams, Resources, Conservation and Recycling 52, 955964 (2008)

Sustainability review of the international reverse chain for reuse and recycling of computers, E. Williams, R. Kahhat, B. Allenby, E. Kavazanjian, J. Kim and M. Xu, in Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment, San Francisco, CA (2008)

Forecasting sales and generation of end-of-life computers in the U.S., Y. Yang and E. Williams, in Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment, San Francisco, CA (2008)

Current status and research on E-waste issues in Asia, A. Terazono, S. Murakami, N. Abe, B. Inanc, Y. Moriguchi, S. Sakai, M. Kojima, A. Yoshida, J. Li, J. Yang, M. H. Wong, A. Jain, I. Kim, G. L. Peralta, C.C. Lin, T. Mungcharoen, and E. Williams, J. Material Cycles and Waste Management, 1-12 (2006)

Mandated prices as an instrument to mitigate environmental impacts in informal reuse/recycling, E. Williams, in Proceedings of The Second National Institute for Environment Studies (NIES) Workshop on E-waste: November 23rd, Tokyo, Japan, pp 43-56 (2005) (full article  pdf format)

International activities on E-waste and guidelines for future work, E. Williams, in Proceedings of The Third Workshop on Material Cycles and Waste Management in Asia, National Institute of Environmental Sciences: Tsukuba, Japan (2005) (full article  pdf format)

The relevance of computer usage patterns and secondary markets for energy management, E. Williams and T. Hatanaka, in Proceedings of the 2005 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy: Washington D.C. (2005)

Computers and the environmentan introduction to understanding and managing their impacts, R. Kuehr, J, Velasquez and E. Williams, , in R. Kuehr and E. Williams (eds.), Computers and the Environment: Understanding and Managing their Impacts, Springer, 1-16 (2003)

Environmental impacts associated with the production of personal computers, E. Williams,  in R. Kuehr and E. Williams (eds.), Computers and the Environment: Understanding and Managing their Impacts, Springer, 41-72 (2003)

Strategizing the end-of-life handling of personal computers, E. Williams and Y. Sasaki,  in R. Kuehr and E. Williams (eds.), Computers and the Environment: Understanding and Managing their Impacts, Springer, 183-196 (2003)

Todays Markets for Used PCsAnd Ways to Enhance Them, E. Williams and R. Kuehr, in R. Kuehr and E. Williams (eds.), Computers and the Environment: Understanding and Managing their Impacts, Springer, 197-210 (2003)

Life Cycle Assessment of IT hardware

Case Studies in Energy Use to Realize Ultra-High Purities in Semiconductor Manufacturing, N. Krishnan, E. Williams and S. Boyd, in Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment, San Francisco, CA (2008)

Measures and Trends in Energy Use of Semiconductor Manufacturing, L. Deng and E. Williams, in Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment, San Francisco, CA (2008)

Carbon Emissions Embodied in Importation, Transport and Retail of Electronics in the U.S.: A Growing Global Issue, C. Weber, H. Scott Matthews, J. Corbett and E. Williams, in Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment, IEEE: Piscataway, New Jersey, 174-179 (2007)

Energy intensity of computer manufacturing: hybrid analysis combining process and economic input-output methods, E. Williams, Environmental Science & Technology 38(22), 6166 - 6174 (2004) (view abstract)

The environmental impacts of semiconductor fabrication, E. Williams, Thin Solid Films 461(1), 2-6 (2004)

Forecasting Material and Economic Flows in the Global Production Chain for Silicon, E. Williams, Technological Forecasting and Social Change 70(4), 341-357 (2003) (abstract or full article at Science Direct)

The 1.7 Kilogram Microchip: Energy and Material Use in the Production of Semiconductor Devices. E. Williams, R. Ayres, and M. Heller. Environmental Science & Technology 36 (24). 5504-5510. Dec. 15 (2002) (view abstract)

Global Production Chains and Sustainability: the case of high-purity silicon and its applications in Information Technology and renewable energy, E. Williams, United Nations University/Institute of Advanced Studies: Tokyo, 140 pages (2000) (download full document)

E-commerce, business and the environment

Design and Assessment of a Sustainable Networked System in the U.S.:  Case study of Book Delivery System, J. Kim, M. Xu, R. Kahhat, B. Allenby, and E. Williams , in Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment, San Francisco, CA (2008)

Energy use in sales and distribution via B2C E-commerce and conventional retail: a case study of the Japanese book sector. E. Williams and T. Tagami. Journal of Industrial Ecology 6(2), 99-114 (2002) (view abstract)

Monitoring and control systems to reduce energy use in homes

Scoping the potential of monitoring and control technologies to reduce energy use in homes, E. Williams and H. Scott Matthews, in Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment, IEEE: Piscataway, New Jersey, 239-244 (2007)

Use of a computer-based system to measure and manage energy use in the home, E. Williams, H. Scott Matthews, M. Breton and T. Brady, 2006 IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment, IEEE: Piscataway, New Jersey, 161-166 (2006)