Development and application of a multi-channel monitoring system for near real-time VOC measurement in a hazardous waste management facility

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 382, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 364-374

  Je, Chung hwan ^a   Stone, Richard ^a   Oberg, Steven G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical bulking; Multi channel data logger system; PID sensor; Volatile organic compounds; Walk in hood

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; PERSONNEL; SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS; SENSORS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHEMICAL BULKING; MULTI CHANNEL DATA LOGGER SYSTEMS; PHOTO IONIZATION DETECTORS; WALK IN HOOD;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DETECTION METHOD; FILTER; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MONITORING SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REAL TIME; SENSOR; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WARNING SYSTEM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARDOUS WASTE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34250679357     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.04.017     Document Type: Article

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