Measurement of PCDD/F congener distributions in MWI stack gas and ambient air in northern Taiwan

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 2535-2544

  Chang, Moo Been ^a   Chi, Kai Hsien ^a   Chang, Shu Hao ^a   Chen, Yuan Wu ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Taiwan EPA   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Dioxin; Gas particle phase; Incinerator; Sampling

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GAS EMISSIONS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CONGENER DISTRIBUTIONS; GAS/PARTICULATE PHASE DISTRIBUTION; MUNICIPAL WASTE INCINERATOR (MWI); NORTHERN TAIWAN; PHASE DISTRIBUTION; STACK GASES;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION MONITORING;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GAS WASTE; INCINERATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TAIWAN; WINTER;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 1842829891     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.01.037     Document Type: Article

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