A review and assessment of the ecological risks associated with the use of chlorine dioxide for the bleaching of pulp: With secondary treatment, ClO2 bleaching poses low risk to environment

Pulp and Paper Canada

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 35-44

  Solomon, K ^a   Bergman, H ^e   Huggett, R ^b   Mackay, O ^c   Mckague, B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d CanSyn Chem Corp   (Canada)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Bleaching; Chlorine dioxide; Ecology; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ECOLOGY; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PULP; REDUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOACCUMULATION; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; FOOD CHAIN TRANSFER; SECONDARY TREATMENT;

BLEACHING;

EID: 0030252087     PISSN: 03164004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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