Estimation of dioxin emission from fires in chemicals

Chemosphere

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 165-175

  Vikelsoe J ^a   Johansen, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chemical; Combustion; Dioxins; Fire; PCDD; PCDF; Pesticide; Store; Warehouse

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CALORIMETER; COMBUSTION; EXPERIMENT; FIRE; HAZARD; MEASUREMENT;

BENZOFURANS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DIOXINS; FIRES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; PESTICIDES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

EID: 0033962040     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(99)00231-3     Document Type: Article

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