Emissions of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from sludge drying beds to the atmosphere in Chicago

Chemosphere

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1028-1034

  Yi, Seung Muk ^a   Reddy Pagilla, Sandhya ^b   Seo, Yong Chan ^c   Mills, William J ^d   Holsen, Thomas M ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Clarkson University   (United States)

^c Sangji University   (South Korea)

^d Mills Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Air emissions; Air sampling; Fluxes; PCBs

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DRYING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

AIR EMISSIONS; AIR SAMPLING;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

CARBON; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; SILICA GEL;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DRYING; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; FLUX CHAMBER; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; LANDFILL; PCB; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLUDGE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; WASTE TREATMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FIELD EMISSION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SLUDGE DRYING; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; CHICAGO; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEWAGE;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; LAKE CALUMET; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41249087860     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.12.031     Document Type: Article

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