Control of mercury emissions from coal-fired electric utility boilers

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1385-1393

  Srivastava, Ravi K ^a   Hutson, Nick ^a   Martin, Blair ^a   Princiotta, Frank ^a,c   Staudt, James ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Andover Technology Partners   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL-BURNING POWER PLANTS; EFFECTIVENESS; MERCURY EMISSIONS; POLLUTANTS;

BOILERS; COAL; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TECHNOLOGY;

MERCURY (METAL);

COAL; MERCURY; NITROGEN OXIDE; SORBENT; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

BOILERS; COAL; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; MERCURY (METAL); SULFUR DIOXIDE; TECHNOLOGY;

EMISSION CONTROL; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION CONTROL;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION; BOILER; COMBUSTION; DESULFURIZATION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLUE GAS; FLY ASH; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION CONTROL; REDUCTION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

COAL; MERCURY; POWER PLANTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 33644854398     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es062639u     Document Type: Review

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