Airborne particulates in refuse-derived fuel plants

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 343-346

  Mahar, Seán ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioaerosols; Endotoxin; Particulates; Refuse derived fuel (RDF)

Indexed keywords

BIOAEROSOLS; ENDOTOXIN;

AIR PERMEABILITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DUST; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

REFUSE DERIVED FUELS;

ENDOTOXIN; FUEL;

AEROSOL; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INHALATION; ORGANIC DUST; PARTICLE SIZE; PERSONAL MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033213141     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3070.1999.00086.x     Document Type: Article

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