Development of Emission Factors for Polyethylene Processing

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 569-580

  Contos, Demise A ^a   Barlow, Anthony ^a   Holdren, Michael W ^b   Garrison, Philip J ^c   Harris, Lynne R ^d   Janke, Brian ^e  

^a Quantum Chemical Company   (United States)

^b BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Lyondell Petrochemical Co   (United States)

^d The Society of the Plastics Industry Inc   (United States)

^e EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXTRUSION MOLDING; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PLASTICS EXTRUDERS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS; HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

ACETIC ACID; ACRYLIC ACID; ALDEHYDE; FORMIC ACID; KETONE; POLYETHYLENE; RESIN; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACCURACY; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ARTICLE; EXHAUST GAS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; STANDARD;

EID: 0030176012     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.1996.10467493     Document Type: Article

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