Emissions of PCDDs/DFs and dioxin-like PCBs from small waste incinerators in Korea

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 940-948

  Choi, Ki In ^a   Lee, Suk Hui ^a   Lee, Dong Hoon ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b University of Seoul   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dioxin like PCBs; PCDDs DFs; Small incinerator

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WASTE INCINERATION;

DIOXIN-LIKE PCBS; HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATORS; SMALL INCINERATORS;

REFUSE INCINERATORS;

DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INCINERATION; PCB; PCDD; PCDF;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INCINERATION; KOREA; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 38849161419     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.10.011     Document Type: Article

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