Control of dioxin, furan, and mercury emissions from municipal waste combustors

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 47, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 163-194

  Kilgroe, James D ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dioxin formation and control; Mercury control; Municipal waste combustors; MWC air pollution regulations

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AROMATIC POLYMERS; COMBUSTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLUE GASES; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MERCURY (METAL); WASTE INCINERATION;

DRY SCRUBBING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; MUNICIPAL WASTE COMBUSTORS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS;

GAS EMISSIONS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; DIOXIN; FURAN; MERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; ELECTRICITY; FLUE GAS; LAW; SCRUBBER; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

EID: 0030152711     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3894(95)00108-5     Document Type: Article

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