Hazardous air pollutant emissions from lumber drying

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 79-84

  Milota, Michael R ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (HAP); HYDROCARBON EMISSIONS; LUMBER DRYING;

AIR POLLUTION; FORMALDEHYDE; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HYDROCARBONS; LUMBER; METHANOL; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

DRYING;

AIR POLLUTION; DRYING; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; LUMBER; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

ABIES GRANDIS; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS ECHINATA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 33748567796     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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