National monitoring of PCDD/DFs in environmental media around incinerators in Korea

Environment International

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 202-209

  Kim, Kyoung Soo ^a   Shin, Sun Kyoung ^b   Kim, Kyoung Sim ^c   Song, Byung Joo ^c   Kim, Jong Guk ^c  

^a Chongju University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

^c Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air; Incinerator; PCDD DFs; Soil

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHODS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SOILS;

ARITHMETICAL MEAN VALUE; EMISSION GASES;

POLLUTION CONTROL;

POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

AIR SAMPLING; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INCINERATION; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTION MONITORING; SOIL;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS ANALYSIS; INCINERATION; KOREA; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SOIL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 39049157847     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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