Characterizing the emissions of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans from crematories and their impacts to the surrounding environment

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 62-67

  Wang, Lin Chi ^a   Lee, Wen Jhy ^a   Lee, Wei Shan ^b   Chang Chien, Guo Ping ^b   Tsai, Perng Jy ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; AIR POLLUTION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CREMATORIES;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INCINERATION; PCDD; PCDF;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FIELD EMISSION; FILTRATION; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL AREA; POLLUTION CONTROL; TAIWAN; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZOFURANS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MORTUARY PRACTICE; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

TAIWAN;

EID: 0037222787     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0208714     Document Type: Article

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