Impact of medical waste incineration in the atmospheric PCDD/F levels of Porto, Portugal

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 362, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 157-165

  Coutinho, M ^a   Pereira, M ^a   Rodrigues, R ^a   Borrego, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ambient air; Dioxins; Furans; Incineration; Waste

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERICS; DATA ACQUISITION; DATABASE SYSTEMS;

AMBIENT AIR; DIOXINS; FURANS;

WASTE INCINERATION;

DIOXIN; FURAN DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DIOXIN; FURAN; INCINERATION; WASTE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DATA BASE; EUROPEAN UNION; HOSPITAL WASTE; INCINERATION; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZOFURANS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INCINERATION; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; PORTUGAL; SEASONS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646542698     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.06.012     Document Type: Article

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