Significance of biomass open burning on the levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in the ambient air

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 153, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 276-284

  Shih, Shun I ^a   Lee, Wen Jhy ^b   Lin, Long Full ^a   Huang, Jiao Yan ^b   Su, Jen Wei ^b   Chang Chien, Guo Ping ^c  

^a KUN SHAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ambient air; Biomass open burning; PCDD Fs; Significance

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COMPUTATION THEORY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENGINEERING RESEARCH; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

AMBIENT AIR; BIOMASS OPEN BURNING;

BIOMASS;

DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN;

AIR POLLUTION; BIOMASS; COMPUTATION THEORY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENGINEERING RESEARCH; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

AMBIENT AIR; BIOMASS BURNING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIBENZOFURAN; PCDD; PCDF;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; RICE; TOXIC WASTE;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZOFURANS; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INCINERATION; ORYZA SATIVA; TAIWAN; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 40949083482     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.08.048     Document Type: Article

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