Characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon particulate and gaseous emissions from polystyrene combustion

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 2301-2307

  Durlak, Susan K ^a   Biswas, Pratim ^a   Shi, Jichun ^b   Bernhard, Mary Jo ^b  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; COMPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS EMISSIONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; POLYSTYRENES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; POLYSTYRENE COMBUSTION;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; GAS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INCINERATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032145349     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9709031     Document Type: Article

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