An overview of air quality III: Mercury, trace elements, and particulate matter

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 85, Issue 6-7, 2004, Pages 425-440

  Sondreal, Everett A ^a   Benson, Steven A ^a   Pavlish, John H ^a   Ralston, Nicholas V C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mercury; Particulate matter; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ECOSYSTEMS; HEALTH CARE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MERCURY (METAL); PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

BIOACCUMULATION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION PREVENTION;

AIR QUALITY;

EID: 1842853127     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2004.02.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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