Characterization of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin/dibenzofuran emissions from joss paper burned in a furnace with air pollution control devices

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 407, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3290-3294

  Hu, Ming Tsan ^a   Chen, Shui Jen ^a   Huang, Kuo Lin ^a   Lin, Yuan Chung ^b   Chang Chien, Guo Ping ^c   Tsai, Jen Hsiung ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Emission factor; Joss paper burning; PCDD Fs; Wet scrubber

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DEVICES; ASIAN COUNTRIES; BEFORE AND AFTER; BOTTOM ASHES; EMISSION FACTOR; JOSS PAPER BURNING; PCDD/FS; TOXIC EQUIVALENT QUANTITIES; TOXIC POLLUTANTS; WET SCRUBBER;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; AIR QUALITY; ASH HANDLING; FURNACES; PAPER; SCRUBBERS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BURNING; EMISSION; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTION CONTROL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BENZOFURANS; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; COMBUSTION; FURNACES; PAPER; POISONS; POLLUTION CONTROL; WASHING;

EID: 62749102525     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.01.037     Document Type: Article

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