Dioxins, furans and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons emissions from a hospital and cemetery waste incinerator

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 38, 2007, Pages 8527-8536

  Mininni, Giuseppe ^a   Sbrilli, Andrea ^b   Braguglia, Camilla Maria ^a   Guerriero, Ettore ^c   Marani, Dario ^a   Rotatori, Mauro ^c  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION   (Austria)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cemetery wastes; Emission factors; Hospital wastes; Incineration; PAH; PCDD F

Indexed keywords

CEMETERY WASTES; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS (PCDF); RAW GASES; WASTE INCINERATOR;

FLY ASH; FURAN RESINS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION; WASTE INCINERATION;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

CARCINOGEN; DIOXIN; FURAN DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DIOXIN; EMISSION; FURAN; INCINERATION; MASS BALANCE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PAH; PCDD; PCDF; WASTE TECHNOLOGY;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CALCULATION; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENERGY RECOVERY; GAS WASTE; GEOGRAPHY; HEAT EXCHANGE; HOSPITAL WASTE; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLAG; WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 36448996702     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.07.015     Document Type: Article

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