PCDD/F emissions and distributions in Waelz plant and ambient air during different operating stages

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2515-2522

  Kai, Hsien Chi ^a,b   Shu, Hao Chang ^b   Moo, Been Chang ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AIR QUALITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DUST; FLUE GASES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ACTIVATED CARBON INJECTION (ACI); REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; WAELZ PLANT;

EMISSION CONTROL;

ACTIVATED CARBON; DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AIR QUALITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DUST; EMISSION CONTROL; FLUE GASES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ACTIVATED CARBON; AMBIENT AIR; EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASH; DUST; EXHAUST GAS; FLUE GAS; FURNACE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BENZOFURANS; CHARCOAL; INDUSTRY; TAIWAN; TEMPERATURE; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34247136881     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es061665p     Document Type: Article

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