Sampling and analysis of mercury species in effluent gases derived from waste incineration

Waste Management

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 579-586

  Horne, Patrick A ^a   Williams, Paul T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY VAPOUR; TOXIC MERCURY SPECIES;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; FLUE GASES; MERCURY (METAL); SAMPLING; VAPORS; WASTE INCINERATION;

MERCURY COMPOUNDS;

MERCURY;

ARTICLE; FLUE GAS; GAS ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INCINERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030432149     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-053X(96)00104-3     Document Type: Article

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