Effect of backyard burning on dioxin deposition and air concentrations

Chemosphere

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1351-1356

  Wevers, M ^a   De Fre R ^a   Desmedt, M ^b  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTERS; COMBUSTION; POLYURETHANES; QUARTZ; WASTE INCINERATION;

QUARTZ FILTERS;

AIR POLLUTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIOXIN; POLYURETHAN; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BURNING; DIOXIN; EMISSION INVENTORY;

AIR; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT; COMBUSTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOMESTIC WASTE; EXPERIMENTATION; FILTER; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; HOUSEHOLD; INCINERATION; MEASUREMENT; PLUME; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WIND;

EID: 0742306767     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(03)00253-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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