PCDD/F emissions from burning wheat and rice field residue

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 35, 2003, Pages 4893-4899

  Gullett, Brian ^a   Touati, Abderrahmane ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b ARCADIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural field burning; Emission factors; Polychlorinated dibenzodioxin; Polychlorinated dibenzofuran; Rice stubble; Wheat stubble

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; TOXICITY;

CROP RESIDUE BURNING;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; HARVEST; PLANT RESIDUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; SIMULATION; UNITED STATES; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0141838572     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2003.08.011     Document Type: Article

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