Identification of the odour and chemical composition of alumina refinery air emissions

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 39-47

  Coffey, Patrick S ^a   Ioppolo Armanios, M ^a  

^a ALCOA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Air emissions; Alumina refining; Bauxite; Bayer process; Odour; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; METAL REFINERIES; ODORS;

ALUMINA REFINERIES; BAYER REFINING;

ALUMINA;

ALUMINUM OXIDE;

EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; ODOR; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 4644288122     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0215     Document Type: Article

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