Dioxins formation in salt-laden power boilers: A mass balance

Chemosphere

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 231-249

  Luthe, Corinne ^a   Karidio, Ibrahim ^a   Uloth, Vic ^a  

^a PAPRICAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boilers; Combustion; Dioxins; Emission; Furans; Furnaces; Processes; Wood waste

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BOILER; COMBUSTION; INCINERATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; PULP MILL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR; WOOD;

EID: 0031986404     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(97)00356-1     Document Type: Article

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