Volatilisation processes in wastewater treatment plants as a source of potential exposure to VOCs

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 437-454

  Bianchi, Alexander P ^a   Varney, Mark S ^b  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WEATHER;

AIR POLLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; KETONES; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PARAFFINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANTS; GAS EXCHANGE CONSTANT; VOLATILIZATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0030616329     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(97)00005-7     Document Type: Article

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