Characterization and inventory of PCDD/F emissions from coal-fired power plants and other sources in Taiwan

Chemosphere

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1642-1649

  Lin, Long Full ^a   Lee, Wen Jhy ^b   Li, Hsing Wang ^b   Wang, Mao Sung ^c   Chang Chien, Guo Ping ^c  

^a KUN SHAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Activity rate; Dioxins; Emission factors; Emission inventory

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC FURNACES; EMISSION CONTROL; FLUE GASES;

ACTIVITY RATE; DIOXINS; EMISSION FACTORS; EMISSION INVENTORY;

AIR QUALITY;

ALUMINUM; COAL; DIOXIN; IRON; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN;

AIR QUALITY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC FURNACES; EMISSION CONTROL; FLUE GASES;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DATABASE; DECISION MAKING; EMISSION INVENTORY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; METROPOLITAN AREA; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION CONTROL;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; FLUE GAS; FURNACE; INCINERATION; SMELTER; SPAIN; TAIWAN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TAIWAN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34250028661     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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