Characterization of emissions from burning incense

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 295, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 51-67

  Jetter, James J ^a   Guo, Zhishi ^a   McBrian, Jenia A ^b   Flynn, Michael R ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b ARCADIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Burning incense; Characterization; Emissions; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIR QUALITY; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; CYCLONE SEPARATORS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKE;

BURNING INCENSE;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EMISSION; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; ARTICLE; EXPOSURE; FILTRATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INSTRUMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MODEL; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKE; TECHNIQUE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CARBON MONOXIDE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; INCINERATION; INHALATION EXPOSURE; NITRIC OXIDE; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0037025801     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(02)00043-8     Document Type: Article

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