Mercury control technologies for MWC's: The unanswered questions

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 47, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 119-136

  Krivanek III, C Stephen ^a  

^a Northmill Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon injection; Emission regulation; Mercury; Methyl mercury; Municipal waste combustors; Sodium sulfide injection; Testing methods; Wet scrubbers

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; REFUSE INCINERATORS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; STANDARDS; WASTE INCINERATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON INJECTION; MERCURY EMISSIONS; MUNICIPAL WASTE COMBUSTORS; SODIUM SULFIDE INJECTION; WET SCRUBBERS;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INCINERATION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030152406     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3894(95)00105-0     Document Type: Article

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