Near-real-time measurement of trace volatile organic compounds from combustion processes using an on-line gas chromatograph

Waste Management

Volumn 18, Issue 6-8, 1998, Pages 403-410

  Ryan, Jeffrey V ^a   Lemieux, Paul M ^a   Preston, William T ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b ARCADIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUND; VOLATILE AGENT;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; INCINERATION; MONITORING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; COMBUSTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INCINERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032461292     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-053X(98)00124-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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