Spectroscopic characterization of laser-produced plasmas for in situ toxic metal monitoring

Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-61

  Yalçin, Şeriee ^a,b   Crosley, David R ^a   Smith, Gregory P ^a   Faris, Gregory W ^a,c  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b Middle Eastern Technical University ^*  (United States)

^c MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INCINERATION; LASER; MONITORING; RELIABILITY; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0030010406     PISSN: 08825696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/hwm.1996.13.51     Document Type: Article

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