Chemical composition of cotton gin external emissions: Proximate and elemental analysis

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 519-527

  Hughs, S E ^a,b   Wakelyn, P J ^c   Rousselle, M A ^d   Columbus, E P ^a,e  

^a ASAE ^*  (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c The National Cotton Council of America   (United States)

^d SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gin external emissions; HAP; Metals; Particulate; PEL; PM1O

Indexed keywords

COTTON GIN EXTERNAL EMISSIONS; GINNING; LINT CLEANER; PROXIMATE ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; ARSENIC; CELLULOSE; COMPOSITION; COTTON; CYCLONE SEPARATORS; FLUORESCENCE; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); SOILS; WATER; X RAY ANALYSIS;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 0031147693     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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