Toxic releases from power plants

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 3062-3067

  Rubin, Edward S ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIC MATERIALS;

TOXICS RELEASE INVENTORY (TRI);

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

TOXIC GAS; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INDUSTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033568565     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es990018d     Document Type: Article

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