Release of fluorocarbons from insulation foam in home appliances during shredding

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1452-1460

  Scheutz, Charlotte ^a   Fredenslund, Anders M ^a   Kjeldsen, Peter ^a   Tant, Michael ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b WZ Baumgartner and Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOWING AGENTS; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; FOAMS; INSULATING MATERIALS; REFRIGERATORS;

INSULATION FOAM; REFRIGERATOR UNITS; SHREDDING; TRICHLOROFLUOROMETHANE;

FLUOROCARBONS;

FLUOROCARBON; IRON;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CAR; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRIGERATOR;

EID: 38049052258     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.57.12.1452     Document Type: Article

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