Dioxin emission inventories and trends: The importance of large point sources

Chemosphere

Volumn 37, Issue 9-12, 1998, Pages 2105-2118

  Webster, Thomas ^a   Connett, Paul ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION INVENTORY; INCINERATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PCDD; PCDF;

ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INCINERATION; INVENTORY CONTROL; LAKE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTION; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INCINERATION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032190751     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00273-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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