First assessment of dioxin emissions from coal-fired power stations in Spain

Chemosphere

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-71

  Fernandez Martinez G ^a   Lopez Vilarino J M ^a   Lopez Mahia P ^a   Muniategui Lorenzo, S ^a   Prada Rodriguez D ^a   Abad, E ^b   Rivera, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coal fired power station; Dioxins; Emission factor; Furans

Indexed keywords

COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTIMATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS; DIOXINS;

POWER PLANTS;

COAL; DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; DIOXIN; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; PCDD;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; FIELD EMISSION; PLANT; SPAIN;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZOFURANS; COAL; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; POWER PLANTS; SPAIN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 3442887105     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.04.053     Document Type: Article

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