Dispersion modeling as a dioxin exposure indicator in the vicinity of a municipal solid waste incinerator: A validation study

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2149-2155

  Floret, Nathalie ^a   Viel, Jean François ^a   Lucot, Eric ^a   Dudermel, Pierre Michel ^b   Cahn, Jean Yves ^c   Badot, Pierre Marie ^a   Mauny, Frédéric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^b CNRSSP   (France)

^c GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISPERSIONS; ION EXCHANGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PH EFFECTS; SOLID WASTES; TOXIC MATERIALS; WASTE INCINERATION;

DIOXINS; DISPERSION MODELING; NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA; SOLID WASTE INCINERATORS;

FURAN RESINS;

DIOXIN; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISPERSIONS; FURAN RESINS; ION EXCHANGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PH EFFECTS; SOLID WASTES; TOXIC MATERIALS; WASTE INCINERATION;

DIFFUSION; DIOXIN; DISPERSION; GAUSSIAN METHOD; INCINERATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PCDD; TOPOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION; CANCER RISK; CATION EXCHANGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISPERSION; ECOLOGY; FRANCE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HEALTH HAZARD; INCINERATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PH; SOIL POLLUTION;

DIOXINS; INCINERATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 33645754037     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es052309u     Document Type: Article

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