On-line detection of metal pollutant spikes in MSW incinerator flue gases prior to clean-up

Waste Management

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 519-532

  Poole, D ^a   Sharifi, V ^a   Swithenbank, J ^a   Argent, B ^a   Ardelt, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Spectro AI   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COMBUSTION; MERCURY (METAL); MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING; REFUSE INCINERATORS; SOLID WASTES;

INCINERATOR FLUE GASES; ON-LINE DETECTION; SAMPLING PROBES; WASTE FEED MATERIAL;

FLUE GASES;

CADMIUM; MERCURY; METAL;

CADMIUM; COMBUSTION; FLUE GASES; MERCURY (METAL); MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING; REFUSE INCINERATORS; SOLID WASTES;

INCINERATION; METAL; POLLUTION MONITORING;

ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; FLUE GAS; INCINERATION; LABORATORY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; ONLINE SYSTEM; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INCINERATION; METALS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 33846231396     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2006.02.016     Document Type: Article

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