Assessment of PCDD/F risk after implementation of emission reduction at a MSWI

Chemosphere

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 856-863

  Lee, Se Jin ^a   Choi, Sung Deuk ^b   Jin, Guang Zhu ^a   Oh, Jeong Eun ^c   Chang, Yoon Seok ^a   Shin, Sun Kyoung ^d  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^d National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Flue gas treatment system; Human health; Municipal solid waste incinerator; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins and dibenzofurans

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EMISSION CONTROL; FLUE GASES; HEALTH RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIC MATERIALS;

DIBENZOFURANS; FLUE GAS TREATMENT SYSTEM; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE INCINERATOR; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS;

WASTE INCINERATION;

POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EMISSION CONTROL; FLUE GASES; HEALTH RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIC MATERIALS; WASTE INCINERATION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION CONTROL; HEALTH RISK; INCINERATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT; FLUE GAS; GAS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INCINERATION; INHALATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 34247357438     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.02.036     Document Type: Article

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